‘The Hunger Games’ is perhaps one of the most famous franchises still churning out new movies. With the latest one, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ only days away, Tom Blyth recently talked about the responsibility of playing Coriolanus Snow in the film franchise. He also opened up about not approaching Ralph Fiennes about the role. For the uninitiated, both actors play Snow in the film series, but at different stages of his life.
Tom Blyth talks about playing Coriolanus Snow and how he has not talked to Ralph Fiennes about the role
Blyth, who played young Snow in the 2023 film ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,’ recently shared that he has not talked to Ralph Fiennes about the role. Fiennes is joining the franchise with the latest film, playing an older version of Snow.Blyth, while talking to PEOPLE about this, shared, “I haven’t talked to Ralph Fiennes,” while joking about the matter and adding, “I think he’s fine without my help,” with a laugh. While it seems Fiennes did not need any assistance with the role, the 2023 film cast still keeps in touch after all these years.Blyth shared, “I text with [film director] Francis Lawrence frequently. We’re all good friends, all the crew that did that.” He also expressed his excitement about the latest film, sharing that he cannot wait to see it. “It looks really great. They’ve done a really good job with it,” he concluded.
About ‘The Hunger Games : Sunrise on the Reaping’
The upcoming instalment of ‘The Hunger Games’ is set two decades after the events of ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ and is set around the story of young Haymitch Abernathy and his year of games, when Snow decided that instead of two tributes from every district, four tributes would be selected and put into the game. The events of this film also focus on the 50th Hunger Games, or the Second Quarter Quell, which is 24 years before the events of the original film series centred around Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark.The film will be in theatres worldwide on November 20.
