Variety is reporting that Elizabeth Banks is in talks to portray the role of Effie Trinket in the eagerly awaited Hunger Games movie, based on the best-selling trilogy by Suzanne Collins. This of course means that her role is not yet confirmed, so it’s mostly just rumor at this point in time. Effie is the escort for the District 12 tributes Peeta and Katniss, and she’s an overly enthusiastic social-climber. Banks starred in Kevin Smith’s Zach and Miri Make a Porno and has also appeared in Scrubs and 30 Rock.
Elizabeth Banks
My last article about the casting for Peeta and Gale generated a lot of comments, and most readers weren’t thrilled with the choices. Perhaps the latest additions to the cast will be met with more positive feelings?
The tributes from District 11 have also been selected. Rue—the small girl who forges an alliance with Katniss during the Games—will be portrayed by Amandla Stenberg. The photo of her makes it seem that she would be appropriate for sweet Rue, who, according to the Hunger Games wiki is:
“. . . a twelve-year-old girl from District 11. She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that, she’s very like Prim in size and demeanor.“
The moments between Katniss and Rue are some of the most poignant of the series, and it will undoubtedly be a huge role for young Stenberg if the film does well.
Amandla Stenberg
Dayo Okeniyi has been chosen to play Thresh, the male tribute from District 11. To learn more about the actor, you can follow his twitter page here. Thresh is a more sympathetic character than some of the other tributes forced to compete against Katniss, and he seems to have some affection for Rue, his District partner. According to the Hunger Games wiki:
Thresh is adorned with dark brown skin and dark hair. He is described as having strange golden brown eyes. Katniss said that with his massive size, six and a half foot tall, and dark coloured skin, he was set with muscles like an ox. He is also known for having the same skin tone as Rue, the female Tribute from his District, but it is mentioned in the book that “the resemblance stops there” in reference to the similarity in appearance between Thresh and the female counterpart from his District. Katniss often thinks of Thresh as a “physical wonder”.
Dayo Okeniyi
Based on the descriptions, it looks like these actors may fill the roles just fine.
What do you think of the latest casting?