Dune 2 star reveals which main Hunger Games role he missed out on
Austin Butler says he “didn’t even get a callback” after he auditioned for a role in The Hunger Games
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Austin Butler has revealed he once auditioned for a major role in The Hunger Games, and divulged which part he went up for, too.
While promoting his new dramaThe Bikeriders, theDune: Part Twoactor and his co-star Jodie Comer were asked about the more surprising gigs they’ve missed out on over the years. While Comer said she’d tried out to be in Mamma Mia! and Peaky Blinders right before she booked Killing Eve, Butler confessed that he once auditioned to play Katniss Everdeen’s pal Peeta Mellark in the big screen adaptations of Suzanne Collins' YA novels.
“I didn’t even get a callback,” he laughed, in a video forBuzzfeed Celeb.
“Their loss, Austin,” Comer smiled, as Butler went on to praise Josh Hutcherson’s “great” work as Peeta.
Other actors who have revealed they were considered to play Peeta over the years include Hunter Parrish, Lucas Till, and Evan Peters. Alexander Ludwig and Liam Hemsworth tried out, too, but ultimately wound up portraying Cato and Gale Hawthorne, respectively.
In The Bikeriders, Butler plays Benny, a quiet but unpredictable member of a motorcycle gang in ’60s Chicago. The film is structured around Kathy’s (Jodie Comer) accounts of her marriage to Butler’s wild wheelman Benny and how she tried, in the name of love, to still his violent, thrill-seeking nature. Jeff Nichols directs.
It’s in cinemas now. For more, check out our list of the most excitingupcoming moviesheading our way across 2024 and beyond.
Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter
Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox
I am an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things TV and film across our Total Film and SFX sections. Elsewhere, my words have been published by the likes of Digital Spy, SciFiNow, PinkNews, FANDOM, Radio Times, and Total Film magazine.
The most emotional moment in the Christopher Reeve Superman documentary came from a poem his son accidentally found the night before filming
Mike Flanagan is producing a new horror movie with Midnight Mass and Oppenheimer stars
OK, I’ll admit it, I was wrong about Warhammer Underworlds: Embergard
