Sam Claflin signs on to Hunger Games: Catching Fire
He’ll play Finnick Odair
has landed another big player, having cast up-and-coming Brit actor Sam Claflin in the role of Finnick Odair - a part that Robert Pattinson was .
’s muscular dreamboat, Odair hails from District 4 and is an arrogant and attractive former winner of the Games.
He teams up with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), but theirs is an uneasy alliance.
Claflin had better brush up on his trident skills – while Katniss is a keen archer, Odair’s weapon of choice is a trident and a net.
Previously, Claflin appeared in the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean film , as well as this year’s as Prince William.
He seemed half-forgotten in those films, though, eclipsed by bigger-name stars, so it’ll be great to see what he’s made of in a pivotal ro🌱le like Odair. He’s certainly got the looks to pull it off…
Previously, , while Jena Malone was .
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