Sam Claflin Cast as Finnick in The Hunger Games Sequel 'Chasing Fire'

Wasn't my pick. Wasn't even on my radar, but I gotta admit that he looks the part! Let the gay speculation begin!

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• That should be 'Catching Fire'.

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• Gorgeous!

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• He's been invisible in his previous roles. Bland-looking and absolutely no charisma or star power. Horrible choice for the role.

• IMDB lists him second in the film. Is his role really that big? I haven't read the book. Otherwise, the cast looks great!

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• It's weird they didn't go with someone hot, or at least with a hot body considering how he's described in the book. Wasn't Alex Pettyfer up for this role? He should have gotten it just based on his hotness.

• Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson starring in a movie called 'The Hunter Games'. Oh the irony.

• Pear-shaped. Womanly hips. Hope the studio is getting him some lipo.

• [quote]Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson starring in a movie called 'The [bold]Hunter [/bold]Games'. Oh the irony. Oh dear. The irony, the irony! And to some degree the hunger, but mostly it's the irony!

• "Poison" Pettyfer? Nope.

• I hope he presents his hole. Finnick did in the book.

• Agreed R5. I don't see Sam Clafin as the guy so sexually appealing he has everyone in the Capital lining up for a night with him. Weird casting choice.

• Is this him?

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• I've never read or seen THE HUNGER GAMES, but when someone told me the basic plot about a year ago, I was appalled that any book, movie, etc. about children battling and killing other children would be considered "entertainment" by anyone. I'm wondering if the Newtown murders will cause a lot more people to share my astonishment and turn away from the movie sequel.

• On the contrary, the Newton murders only clarify The Hunger Games' social commentary even more.

• r13 The Hunger Games takes place in a distant, post-apocalyptic future where the only government is a totalitarian dictatorship. It's not a contemporary story.

• Oh, I see. It's "social commentary." I'm sure that's why millions of people read the book ad flocked to see the movie -- NOT because they enjoyed the visceral thrill of watching kids fight and kill other kids.

• It's not just kids. They kill old people too.

• Rumor has it that he and Josh are a couple (sigh)!

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• He's on the cover of EW and he looks ... creepy. Like James Holmes' mugshot.

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• r13 is an idiot. I'm still not happy with the casting, but I'll reserve judgement until I see what the guy can do. Finnick is arguably the most interesting character in the series, so I wish they wouldn't have gone with a newcomer just because he's cheap. I would have liked to have seen Armie Hammer as Finnick.

• You don't really see kids killing and fighting kids that much in the film, and the books are from Katniss' perspective and told in such a horrifying way no one could think they glamorized violence. It's made very clear in both the books and movies that the Games are sick and appalling.

• Aaron-Taylor Johnson would have made a great Finnick. He's gorgeous, has a hot body and can act.

• The creepy thing from the books is Katniss acts borderline autistic and so detached from all the things that happen around her. For most of the books I had the feeling like she just doesn't care what is happening to her and her friends and who is using her for what.

• What does his ass look like?

• You are comparing your own emotions to a character who is a survivalist used to doing nothing but fighting to provide for the family. I am not even a big fan of the books but it always seem silly when someone tries to use their own emotional response on a character who has a real reason to reaction to situations quite differently. Yeah, he still doesn't seem like Finnick to me. Oh well, hopefully he can act.

• Kellan Lutz would have been perfect as Finnick.

• "Kellan Lutz would have been perfect as Finnick." In what ways? Can he even act to the level necessary however low that may be?

• Did Hunger Games get any Academy Awards nominations? It pretty much swept the Peoples Choice awards.

• Jesse Williams would have been good. I would have also taken Aaron Johnson. Maybe even Garrett Hedlund. Not this guy with his giant hips.

• The caption says he's dreamy. So there's obviously something wrong with his critics.