Lionsgate has chosen to draw out this painfully prolonged process by slowly releasing the names of the actors playing negligible side characters, while keeping some of the more sought after news to themselves.
What people have been waiting for perhaps the most, is the announcement of who will play the film’s audacious fashion extraordinaire, Cinna. Finally in the late hours of Monday night, Lionsgate gave their fans the news they were waiting for. The role of Cinna would henceforth be played by none other than… Lenny Kravitz!?
There is an initial shock that accompanies events like this followed by a surreal separation from reality. For many, a quick glance at their computer’s date and time might have been necessary to confirm that it was indeed much too late in the year for an April Fools gag.
Lets forget the fact that he is most likely too old for the part in question. When Lenny usually sets foot on the big screen, it’s because he is playing himself! His list of “non-Lenny” roles is also extremely limited (he was in The Rugrats Movie?). However some Casting Director somewhere seems to think he has just what it takes to pull off the role of Cinna.
Casting Josh Hutcherson as Peeta was one thing, but this is a whole different story. Even with these seemingly poor casting decisions, the books appears to have such a large built in audience that fans will most likely flock to see it regardless. Case in point: Twilight.
THR were the source.