One other Starvation Video games novel is already amongst upcoming guide variations within the type of the most recent guide, Dawn on the Reaping. Sadly for the forged we obtained to know within the final prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, it’ll as soon as once more deal with one other interval in historical past for the fictional dystopian world of Panem. Positive, it is a bit of a bummer for Tom Blyth, who embodied President Snow as an adolescent so nicely, however what are the actor’s ideas on getting changed by Ralph Fiennes?
Again in Could, it was introduced that Ralph Fiennes can be taking part in a middle-aged President Snow amidst a star-studded forged of Dawn on the Reaping stars. Right here’s Tom Blyth’s ideas on the casting:
I, for one, am excited to see this soar forward and see what his story unfolds. However yeah, after they advised me Ralph Fiennes was going to take over the character, I used to be like, ‘Okay, cool. I am going to sit this one out.’
In an interview with ScreenRant, Blyth shared his pleasure for the subsequent Starvation Video games film starring fan favourite Haymitch throughout his video games on the fiftieth Quarter Quell. He’s admittedly on the surface this time round, however he’s very a lot keen to step apart for the actor behind Voldemort to take the reins. He additionally mentioned this:
Nicely, you understand, I can most likely train him a number of issues. He is nonetheless on the rise as an actor, yeah, he is pretty unknown. However, like, I feel he is gonna have an amazing profession. [Laughs] In all seriousness, we do not know that we’ll by no means be again. There is a good probability that Suzanne would possibly select to put in writing one other guide that options Snow, and his story, and Tigris and every thing. There’s quite a bit to be explored there.
It’s an amazing response particularly contemplating that Ralph Fiennes is a extremely embellished actor who has been nominated for an Oscar thrice, together with profitable accolades from the BAFTAs and Tonys. Whereas Blyth is unquestionably in acceptance of the state of affairs, he additionally has some hope for his model of the character returning sooner or later. Then there’s the time when he requested to be a part of Dawn on the Reaping. As he added:
There was a time the place I actually texted Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson and mentioned, ‘Look, I am glad to undergo six hours of prosthetics each morning to make me seem like a 55-year-old, 60-year-old man.’ However I feel they made the correct selection. I feel Ralph Fiennes can deal with it simply superb. I am all the time up for a problem. I just like the transformation, however I am fairly glad to take a seat again and watch a grasp take over the function.
Tom Blyth is 30 years previous, whereas the character must be round 58 through the occasions of Dawn on the Reaping. So there would have wanted to be some intense prosthetics for Snow if Blyth had been forged within the function once more.
It’s sort of enjoyable that we’ll now get to see three iterations of the Panem chief throughout time, and naturally Fiennes goes to do an unimaginable job of taking up the function that he’s referred to as “very complicated.” Dawn on the Reaping is presently in manufacturing. A primary have a look at Fiennes’ President Snow lately surfaced by way of a set photograph (by way of X) of a propaganda poster that includes the actor within the function.
The Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping is being directed by Francis Lawrence, who helmed each different Starvation Video games film aside from the primary one. You may mark your calendars for its launch on November 20, 2026.