Released on: 2006
Rating: 5.30
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Woody Harrelson To Play Haymitch Abernathy In The Hunger Games
A few weeks back New York Magazine reported that John C. Reilly was the man that would be playing Haymitch Abernathy, the drunken mentor and former champion, in the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games... until it was proven that it was only a rumor. Then New York Magazine published a story saying that Woody Harrelson had been offered the role of Seneca Crane, the Head Gamemaker...until Wes Bentley took that part last week. Turns out that they should have combined the stories.According to THR, Harrelson has landed the coveted role of Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games, which is set to be directed by Gary Ross. As mentioned earlier, Haymitch is an alcoholic who won the Hunger Games 24 years before the start of the book. His major role in the books is as the mentor for heroes Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson»
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Casting Bits: Ryan Reynolds in ‘A Boy Named Sue;’ Garret Dillahunt in ‘Looper;’ Walton Goggins in ‘Officer Down’
I suspect this film will never get made with this cast, but you might eventually see A Boy Named Sue on screens in some form. In a piece about Ryan Reynolds forming a TV production company with Allan Loeb, Deadline [1] reports on the film, written by Loeb, which has Ryan Reynolds attached to star as " a guy who disguises himself as a woman to win his ex-girlfriend back." So it is kind of Tootsie by way of Johnny Cash, with a little extra romantic comedy? Maybe? Despite the fact that Ryan Reynolds and Allan Loeb are developing this as part of a whole slate of stuff they've got cooking, I bet this gets made with someone else in the lead.After the break, two great character actors, Garret Dillahunt and Walton Goggins, get new gigs.You should revere the 'Random Roles [2]' column at the Onion Av Club if you don't already,»
- Russ Fischer
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