Donald Sutherland Cast in THE HUNGER GAMES
Lionsgate has announced that legendary actor Donald Sutherland has joined the cast of Gary Ross' new film The Hunger Games which is currently in production. Sutherland will play President Snow in the film, which is described by the studio as being the "autocratic ruler of Panem and its contained districts for some 25 years at the outset of the story. With a snake-like appearance, he is cruel and ruthless in his intimidation and control tactics." Here's a more detailed description of the characters personality,
A cruel hard man, Snow is firm and strict, and not afraid to torture or kill people who displease him. He wants no one to stand in his way of ruling. He is also cunning as evidenced by his manipulation of Katniss during Catching Fire. In Mockingjay, he even admitted that he was not above killing children to Katniss. Despite all this, he does say that he is not wasteful. He'll only kill people for specific reasons, though these reasons are not necessarily just.
The President is a small, thin man, with paper-white hair, thick lips that seem pulled across his face. Katniss once stated that his lips smelled of blood and roses and his eyes were that of a snake's. His lips were thought to be changed, to make them more appealing. Overall, his appearance is quite snake-like. His trademark sign is a single white rose, which he always wears.
Yeah, I can totally see Sutherland taking on this incredibly hardcore character. He seems like he could play a great mean son-of-a-bitch. What do you all think about him being cast in this role?
Sutherland joins an already huge cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Wes Bentley, Elizabeth Banks, Dayo Okeniyi, Amandla Stenberg, Jack Quaid, Leven Rambin, Willow Shields, Paula Malcomson, Ian Nelson, Kalia Prescott, Ethan Jamieson, Tara Macken, Chris Mark, Jacqueline Emerson, Ashton Moio, Kara Petersen, Sam Ly, Leigha Hancock, Samuel Tan, Mackenzie Lintz, Imanol Yepez-Frias, Annie Thurman, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Latarsha Rose, Brooke Bundy, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Jones, Amber Chaney, Kimiko Gelman and Nelson Ascencio.