Written By Chiara Rossi
Timothee Chalamet is being considered to star as the young President Snow in The Hunger Games prequel.
According to a new report, Timothée Chalamet is the top choice for the role.
However, no official word from the actor himself has been heard yet.
Nevertheless, this kind of challenge just might be perfect for Timothée Chalamet.
The actor has expressed wanting to be faced with more difficult roles.
The prequel book was met with controversy from fans of the film franchise; regardless, the movie adaptation is expected to be met with the same attention the first four films did.
After Timothée Chalamet signed up for a young Willy Wonka in a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory prequel, maybe adding President Snow to his list of prequel opportunities would not be so bad.
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Audiences have been hungry for more of Timothée Chalamet and his ability to just devour the attention of moviegoers in every role he plays.
The actor has been widening his range ever since gaining prominence in Call Me By Your Name. He does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
After tackling Beautiful Boy and Little Women, the star is now to the most wanted candidate to play the role of a young President Snow in a Hunger Games prequel.
This will excite both the actor’s fans and followers of the famous young adult franchise.
What will make this an intriguing story will be how Timothée Chalamet will be acting the lead role of a known villain.
There are a few nuances audiences will be viewing this film with.
Aside from the bad guy being the story’s focus, we know what will eventually happen to him.
Timothee Chalamet Considered for Hunger Games Prequel
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This is a character who will not be redeemed.
Furthermore, with the atrocities he will come to exhibit – yeah, no one wants this main character to win.
Prequels are not known to surpass or even add much to the universe it belongs to; moreover, some might even deem it unnecessary.
The original story is often hard to top.
Nevertheless, we still delve into the lore and that is part of what makes fictional worlds fun.
Audiences, Hunger Games fans or not, will be curious as to how Timothée Chalamet will pull off a role that is such a major shift from Elio, Nic, and Laurie.
The already beloved actor will definitely help garner the film attention and recognition.
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