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Hunger Games Director Addresses the Challenges of Casting a Young Haymitch for New Prequel Movie
ComicBook.comStory by Charlie Ridgely
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Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence faces the challenge of casting a young Haymitch for prequel film, drawing parallels to finding the right young Snow in Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
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- Lawrence says the key is finding an actor who can capture the unique blend of Woody Harrelson's traits - the humor, intelligence, quirk, and dark edge - not just an impersonation.
- The director believes the task is similar to casting Tom Blythe as a young Donald Sutherland in Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, needing someone who is believable as the future version of the character.
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Francis Lawrence, Suzanne Collins, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Tom Blythe, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Constantine