Josh Hutcherson is responding to the rumors that he might be reprising his role for Sunrise on the Reaping!
The 32-year-old played the role of Peeta in the original movies. Josh spoke to Brit + Co about the upcoming prequel film and shared whether or not he might have a role in the film.
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Sunrise on the Reaping is set during the 50th annual Hunger Games, focused on a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy competing in the games. Despite being set long before Josh and Jennifer Lawrence‘s characters’ times, the characters do appear briefly in the novel’s epilogue.
Although Josh said he hasn’t heard anything about the rumors that he might be returning to The Hunger Games universe, he did say that he would be on board with joining the movie. He told the publication, “Yeah, no, that’d be cool.”
“Hunger Games is amazing, and I’ve loved it for many years and I will love it forever,” Josh said about his experience playing Peeta in the movie series.
If you missed it, a huge number of stars have already been cast in Sunrise on the Reaping!