Oscar-winning actor Kieran Culkin is stepping into the world of 'The Hunger Games.' The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned that Culkin has been cast as Caesar Flickerman, the eccentric host of the Hunger Games, in the forthcoming film 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.' Stanley Tucci portrayed an older version of the character in the first four films in the franchise that kicked off with 'The Hunger Games' in 2012.
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00:00Oscar-winning actor Kieran Culkin is stepping into the world of The Hunger Games.
00:04The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned that Culkin has been cast as Cesar Flickerman,
00:09the host of The Hunger Games, in the forthcoming film The Hunger Games' Sunrise on the Reaping.
00:14Stanley Tucci portrayed an older version of the character in the first four films in the
00:18franchise that kicked off with The Hunger Games in 2012. Producer Nina Jacobson said of the casting,
00:24Kieran's magnetism, wit, and unpredictability make him a perfect fit for Cesar Flickerman.
00:29A host like Cesar transforms brutality into entertainment,
00:32and an actor as layered as Kieran makes sure we don't look away.
00:36Francis Lawrence is directing the movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel that will
00:40hit theaters on November 20, 2026. The book Sunrise on the Reaping takes place on the morning of the
00:46reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before the events of the first Hunger Games novel and film.
00:52Other recently announced castings include Rafe Fiennes as President Snow and Elle Fanning as Effie
00:57Trinket. For much more on the film and all the latest movie news, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood
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