About two weeks ago, I was absolutely outraged by the rumour that Cedric would play Finnick Odair in
Catching Fire. Twitter nearly caught alight from my ire. It then led to pretty much a whole day of trawling IMDb at work in search of a better option (read:
anyone). I mean, Finnick’s supposed to be this bronzed beach god. In no universe can that description ever apply to Robert Pattinson. Just, no.
Since then, it has emerged that he will definitely not be in
The Hunger Games films but since the casting for Finnick still hasn’t been revealed, here’s my list of 10 actors who could possibly pull it off (although to be honest, it was incredibly hard to even come up with 10 and I have yet to find someone who actually feels like a perfect fit…Finnick is a difficult one to place, he’s almost otherworldly.)
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To the list portion of events...
1. Bradley James
Aka Arthur Pendragon of Camelot, the most oblivious of all kings.This came to me as Abs and I were watching a Cary Elwes film (yeah, apparently Cary Elwes makes me think of Bradley…I don't understand either.) Granted, he is not the most brillant of actors but he is very pretty. He’s got that whole golden boy aura thing about him and he has stunning eyes. I could deal with this.
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It's been four seasons and yet I have no idea the person I spend most of my
time with has magic powers...even though said person is probably the least
subtle or stealthiest person on the planet. Good work. |
2. Chase Crawford
Kinda the same boat as His Royal Obliviousness up there…I’ve never seen him in anything other than Gossip Girl so not too sure how his acting skills will hold up on the big screen. But he is very pretty also, and could pull off a more androgynous vibe which is sort of important to Finnick (is he, essentially, a veela?)
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I think the only way to describe his look in most of the pics that
came up in my image search is smoulder. I went for smile instead. |
3. Ian Somerhalder
I don’t know why they’re all tv actors but bear with me here. I don’t actually watch Vampire Diaries so I have noooo idea whether he can act, but the dude has amazing eyes. And bone structure. I’m being entirely shallow with the casting of this but physical appearance is so important in this instance, surely I can be forgiven…right? He’s also early 30s which is a plus when you consider Finnick is supposed to be 10 years older than the others…and they’re all played by 20-22 year olds.
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I have chosen this pic because he is on a beach.
See how much thought I'm putting into this? |
4. Zac Efron
Things we know about Zac Efron: can pull off a tan, can bulk up, can be very cheeky. Could work. I mean, he's good-looking in that swoony way, and Finnick does have a bit of that going for him too.
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| I have also chosen this pic because of the ocean. Yeah. I'm making an effort. |
5. Armie Hammer
Probably too chiseled for the role? But he was very good in
The Social Network and he could probably do justice to some of that inner depth Finnick gradually reveals.
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And I have chosen this pic because I have no idea what this photogapher was
thinking when he came up with this. Yes, hold two sheets of plastic. Brilliant! |
6. Jensen Ackles
Because of the eyes, and the smile. Yes.
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Okay, okay, I’m struggling with this list... but he is adorable.
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7. Taylor Kitsch
I haven’t actually seen him in anything, I only know of him cause a friend of mine fancies him. He does kind of look the part. Oh, wait no, I lie, he was Gambit in
X-Men Origins: Wolverine... not that it says much.
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| Gambit, for the record, is awesome. When is he getting his own movie? |
8. Kevin Zegers
Same friend fancies him too. Saw him in
Dawn of the Dead but that’s about it. If Zac Efron can be on this list though then so can he. Same basic look happening.
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9. Nicholas Hoult
Thanks to Skins we know he can play arrogant and yet be likable and vulnerable. He’s quite versatile as an actor and I think pretty solid as well. Not exactly conventional beach god material, but it could work? Maybe.
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| Bow ties are cool. |
And, finally, dare I say it…
10. Jake Gyllenhaal
Well. He’s Jake Gyllenhaal. Right age. Cheeky. Gorgeous. We could do way worse.
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| Yes alright, Mr Gyllenhaal, that's quite enough. |
Another possibility:
Brandon Routh
Brandon strikes me as underappreciated, mostly because his Superman film never took off, but I thought he was rather brilliant in his small bit in Scott Pilgrim so on that merit, I’ve included him in this list.
Also, Alexander Skarsgard. Because if you look up blonde adonis and/or perfection in the dictionary, this is what you'll find:
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The reason he's such a convincing vampire is because he is clearly not human.
While everyone stands around drooling, he will destroy us all. |
But, realistically, I can’t help but feel that the part will probably go to Alex Pettyfer (who is actually much more palatable when he uses his natural accent, who knew) or Garrett Hedlund (who I like, but for this? I don't know.)
This was all too hard. Let’s move on to casting Beetee…yes, he’s supposed to be in his fifties or something, but we can all agree we want Matthew Gray Gubler, right?
Music: Oh My God - Kaiser Chiefs
