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Sam Claflin to play Finnick?

45 Comments July 18, 2012 by Beth Filed Under: Finnick Odair

There have been so many rumours over the last few months about who is to play fan favourite Finnick Odair in Catching Fire, but we may finally be close to an announcement.

It has been alleged by various publications that British actor Sam Claflin has been offered the coveted role.

Zap2it was one of the first to break the news of the rumour, saying:

Official reps for the film won’t comment on the casting, but our reliable sources reveal that producer Nina Jacobson and Lionsgate have signed off on Claflin’s offer. Now he just has to accept the role!

Variety added that it had been informed by sources that Claflin was at least on the shortlist for Finnick.

In a statement to HuffPost Entertainment, Lionsgate said that it would not comment on the rumours.

Claflin’s career has been going from strength to strength in the last few years. He made his breakthrough appearance in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Philip Swift, who as you may recall fell in love with a mermaid, and recently appeared as William in Snow White and the Huntsman.

I personally believe Sam Claflin would make a great Finnick. No, not just because he’s one of the few famous people to come out of my hometown, but also because he has shown himself to be a talented actor. Claflin is also pretty easy on the eye too. I have only witnessed him in wholly ‘gentlemanly’ roles, so it would be interesting to see how he fares as the seductive Finnick. Who is of course rather gentlemanly too when you get to know him better.

But what do you think? How does Claflin measure up for you?

[Zap2it] [HuffPost Entertainment] [Variety]

Category: Finnick Odair

http://www.youtube.com/user/laramasen Mary Masen

I saw him in Snow White & The Huntsman and he did a pretty good job! He’s very talented and has done some sword fighting training so I guess this would give him a leverage, because it would be easier for him to use a trident. And he’s very handsome! Not the way I pictured Finnick in my head but maybe he could get a tan & dye his hair in case he accepts the part.
NotFeelingCreative

Would be fine with me! He’s gorgeous. When I saw him in Pirates I was mesmerized by him, couldn’t take my eyes off him AND he can act!
NotFeelingCreative

I found this picture of him, looks like a Finnick to me!

HGTLover

totally agree!!! I wasn’t really sold on him until I saw that picture!! Now I can totally picture him as Finnick!
nicholaswantstodrawyouapicture

um no. thats disgusting. check james gaisford…. you will DROOOOL

HGFAN

*LIKE* Definitely the best of the candidates so far.
team FINNICK <3

idk he doesn’t look like the guy i imagined to be Finnick in the books. But i’m sure whoever they cast as Finnick will pull of the part. : )
Musiclovexxx

Maybe. He is gorgeous no doubt and has a good body but idk much about his acting skills and if he could pull a good performence as Finnick which is a very important character in the next two books/movies that will come. But i am sure that if they offered him the part they know what they’re doing but we’ll see
MockingJay

when i first heard about him i was upset because all i kept thinking about was how he looked in pirates but after searching him i found a picture of him and he is perfect!
http://www.facebook.com/tanya.doycheva.7 Tanya Doycheva

I liked him in Snow White and the Huntsman.I thing he will be very good Finnick
PICK BENJAMIN STONE ♥

NO! I want Benjamin Stone to play Finnick!
Ben Stone is absolutely perfect for Finnick!:) He’s gorgeous with brownish blonde hair, fabulous eyes, a great body, and he could totally pull of the whole cocky, bad boy, womanizer part:) (I mean, haven’t you seen him as Alek in The Nine Lives of Chloe King!!???) PICK BENJAMIN IT WILL MAKE CATCHING FIRE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! ♥♥
taylor

hes not hot enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
foxbite2

not who I would have picked.. not how I pictured Finnick
Paola

NO NO NO !!!!!
The Finnick I imagined was Colton Haynes !!!!!
This dude NO OFFENSE is not the right guy to play finnick !!L!
anonymous

seriously some of you people are really starting to piss me off, whenever i look on this website and there is a new speculation as to who will play finnick you all go up into a freakin uproar! It blows my mind how completely insane some of you are by acting like petulant children “no, no, no! that is not who I imagined to play Finnick!” dont get your godamn panties in a twist you need to get a grip on reality and realize that not all of you will get who you want and that most of these candidats are perfectly fine Finnicks to me, and I would consider myself a pretty hardcore fan so dont get all pissy at me. The casting is done with the best interest of the movie at heart so stop acting like you all need to have your own perfect individual Finnicks and be happy with what you get

Lill

‘dont get your godamn panties in a twist’ hahahaa I just love that phrase it’s just soooooooo LMFAO

Natalie

Tell me about it! I am going to start saying that:) As far as Sam being Finnick I think he could be perfect!

Gina

And, if you don’t mind me adding Anon, we don’t know what goes on in the casting room. We don’t know what the director, casting director, etc, see. We don’t know how each auditioning actor interprets Finnick. Until proven otherwise, we have to trust that they picked the right actor, whether it is actually Sam Clafin (and given that no one from his camp or Lionsgate have officially commented, lets just call this speculation for the moment) or someone else.

WeepingForHumanity

That’s a really good point. I’m so glad other people like you and anonymous have similar feelings about casting Finnick. I was really getting irritated. I mean people can be really horrible, saying mean things about the actors when I’ve seen many interviews with Claflin and the others, and they are such nice guys! It breaks my heart to hear all the hatred that comes with these rumors.

WeepingForHumanity

I completely, absolutely agree. People are so harsh and critical. They judge the person just by how that person looks in one or two photos. What they don’t realize is how much Hollywood can change that appearance with hair dye, makeup, and a few tanning beds. They need to look for substance first, for actors who can actually act. All the Finnicks rumored so far have all been fine with me too. I trust that who they pick will play the part to the best they possibly can. Actors are passionate and want to do the best they can and I trust in the casting director to make the right decision. People are real critical bitches in this world! And plus, we can’t judge them because we haven’t ever seen them as Finnick. I mean jeez calm down people you act like your entire life is riding on who they pick to play Finnick. Get a life!
HG<3

I’m afraid I’m gonna have to disagree with u on some points!! Personally I thought all the actors named for finick would have been fine but that is my opinion, other people’s opinion may be different! And the whole idea of comments is to voice your own opinion! I do agree that people might be a bit harsh but maybe that’s just how they feel!

THG Fanatic

No. Just no.
Girl On Fire

I won’t lie, when I read the books, I pictured Chris Hemsworth as Finnick. But clearly that would never happen, but you know, it would’ve been cool. I like this actor, just not as Finnick. He did a good job in POTC, though, so at least he’s not a bad actor…
lily19_bella

I think that he is a great choice for finnick. He is the closest to the. Looks of garret hedlund. Iam sure that with training he will look like finnick no need to be so stingy. Pretty sure he will be finnick cuz once they are offered the role they take it. If I would see jen n josh they would never seem like they could be peeta n katniss but look how great they turned out
Suzy

He will be a great Finnick, is the right age, height and everything, can’t wait for the scene when he’s only wearing a net and offering Katnis sugar cubes – yes please.
M

I’m uneasy only because I was not a big fan of Snow White and the Huntsman. I’m hopeful, however, that Claflin will still be able to pull this off.
ARayOfSunshine(Nida)

Loved him in Pirates Of The Caribbean On Stranger Tides and in Snow White And The Huntsmen, he will be great!!!:))) Well he is better choice than other choices were!
ANONOMISS FAN WOSSSH

HE DOZZENT HAZ RED HARE

Natalie

That’s why there is hair dye! Josh didn’t have blonde hair and Jennifer didn’t have brown hair when they got the part they had to dye their hair.

ANONOMISS FAN WOSSSH

WOT WOT HUNGER GAMEZZZZ WOT WOT TOW WOT
MoreThanJustAPieceInTheGames

I am in love with only 2 movie franchises; The Hunger Games is #1 (of course) and Pirates of the Caribbean is #2!!! Sam is in the last pirates movie that came out and i am totally in love with him! I think that he will be an AMAZING Finnick! He obviously is a great actor, he’s tall, handsome, muscular, charming… shall I go on??!! I am so excited for the movie and so happy with this choice. By the way I think it was great call to go with someone unexpected and frankly underrated! And to all of you who freak out about him not being how you imagined… YOUR LOSS!! I’m sure many of us had specific actors in mind but if you care that much than don’t see the movie!! More midnight premier seats open for meeeeeeeee!!!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joshua-Yamada/100001820883138 Joshua Yamada

I’d say that he’s perfect for the role. I think they should cast him.
Savvi

I like him, he looks like a finnick even has the eyes!
lily19_bella

Ben stone is NOT finnick. Never considered sam clafin but it seems like he can really end up looking like finnick. Sam is gorgeous look at those eyes!!!!! N that face. By tge way I think he has been confirmed as finnivk so happpy. That man is beautiful.
Sam=))

Saw his performance on Snowwhite & the Huntsman and i think he’ll do justice to this role…..(even if he’s not that BEAUTIFUL as Finnick was described in the book) )))) this is just my opinion guys XD
S0phiaxoxoPEETA

you guys are really judge-mental seriously my god……i bet most of you people who are commenting mean stuff dont even know him or anything about his acting or somtin like that come on the casting ppl are gonna pick who best portrays FINNICK u guys just want some one hottt dnt get me wrong yea hottt guys are the best but they also wanna choose wisely dnt u think cuz i dnt them chosing bad ppl like they did in twilight come they could have gotten a better beella and a jacob but yea….and come on they are just saying rumour comme how many of us have heard soo much rumours and half of them aren’t truue seriously to be honest i dnt wanna freakn know whos gonna play the damn part cuz u pppl are a pain in the asss(the judgemental ppl)ok welll thats all i have say byee i ima go watch BATMAN RISES bitches ahhh i love batman but still love the hunger games, peeta, and edward from twilight thats all i like cuz i hate bella and jacob omg i seriosly gtg bye…….XD
thependragons<3

I don’t know who he is…!
BooYeah!

I bet this is NOT just a rumor, i think he’s already accepted it. GAHHH!!!! So excited to see him play this role XD
Zelda

I think he’s a great Finnick. Just as long as Lionsgate don’t put Robert Pattinson in there at ANY point I am guarrenteed (idk how you spell that :3) to love every second of every HG film they make
jordette

im sorry but no,just no.So far the cast of the hunger games is borderline perfect but Sam is just not IT. he doesnt have the Finnick look and such an important role should be casted better.But thats just my opinion
nicholaswantstodrawyouapicture

He would be awful as Finnick!!!! Hes not a sexy beast! Have you even heard of James Gaisford? He plays Finnick in the Finnick and Annie episodes on Youtube. Look him up i promise its not a waste of time hes born for this role
S0phiaxoxoPEETA

guys hes fuckin hotttt……. u should see him in movies omfg sooooo hot he jst doesn’t photograph well ok, but see him in a movie trust hes hotttttt. cuz ik he doesn’t look sooo hot in that pic. but yea stop being soooo errrrr god……u know?????o.o

S0phiaxoxoPEETA

AND YEA I THINK HE IS PLAYIN FINNICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I PRETTY SURE!!!!!!!!!!!

S0phiaxoxoPEETA

yes he is !!!!!!!!!!!!im sure now well i loooked it up and it said it was confrimed

Naomm.

I don’t think he should have been casted as Finnick, based on the way the character was portrayed to look. I don’t know about you guys, but I pictured Finnick as more masculine and “god like”. This guy reminds me of a drab prissy Edward Cullen look a like.

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