Josh Hutcherson regrets his Hunger Games appearance, even though he thinks he’s the real Peeta

Josh Hutcherson is currently experiencing a bit of a renaissance as an actor. Many fans are rediscovering the Peeta actor on social media. This is due, on the one hand, to his leading role in Five Nights at Freddy’s and, on the other hand, to the renewed interest in the Hunger Games in the wake of The Hunger Games – The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. But the star himself recently had rather divided feelings about his most famous character.

Josh Hutcherson knew he was perfect as Peeta in Hunger Games, but…

When Josh Hutcherson applied for the role of Peeta Mellark alongside Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games in 2011, he did so with full conviction.

He told MTV News at the time:

It’s so crazy. Until I do that [Hunger Games-]Having read books, I had never met a character who as a person as much as I was. [Peeta] had exactly my core values ​​and views. Somehow It drove me crazy, feeling like I was so right for the role, but still going through this crazy audition process had to go through. After we finally made the movie, someone has to pinch me because I still didn’t believe that actually happened… Josh Hutcherson regretted doing The Hunger Games because of one thing

Josh Hutcherson was also allowed to return as Peeta in the following three films The Hunger Games – Catching Fire, The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 1 and The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2. He was always happy about the pleasant atmosphere on set and his good relationships with Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Co. However, one thing left him in retrospect grapple with the fact that he had committed himself to the Hunger Games.

Josh Hutcherson told the NY Daily News about the release of the second Hunger Games film:

There are times when Letue wait outside my house for me to go out and follow me wherever I go until I return home. I wouldn’t have [für Die Tribute von Panem] signed if I had known that I would lose my freedoms as an American.

After ten years, the star’s most intense phase of Hunger Games fame has subsided. Now he can deal with his fame a little more calmly and look for new projects. After his recent appearance in the horror game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s, his is next cinema appearance on January 11, 2024 in the Jason Statham thriller The Beekeeper at.

Podcast about the new Hunger Games film without Josh Hutcherson

Our colleagues at FILMSTARTS watched The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes for the latest edition of the screen love podcast.

Has the franchise of Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence and Co. been expanded worthy here? Or can you save yourself the backstory on the big screen? You can find out this and more in the podcast.

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