Sam Claflin Officially Announced As ‘Hunger Games’ Finnick Odair Player

It took a while, but Lionsgate has finally announced its Finnick Odair for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.  The coveted role will go to Sam Claflin which was actually expected for a while now.  The actor is best known for his performance as Philip in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and William in this summer’s Snow White and the Huntsman.  With both of those roles questionable going into additional installments of either series, this is a huge win for Claflin even though at times it looked like he was the only real choice for the gig. Continue Reading

Lionsgate Confirms Lynn Cohen As Mags, Sam Claflin Now Finnick Frontrunner

Lionsgate has been casting up a storm for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ahead of production which is set to begin this fall.  Recent months have seen the Francis Lawrence-directed film add Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch and Jena Malone as Johanna Mason, but today sees news that the studio has confirmed the addition of Lynn Cohen as Finnick mentor Mags. Continue Reading

Universal Moves Kristen Stewart’s ‘Snow White’ One Month Before Julia Robert’s ‘Snow White’

Universal has moved the release date of Snow White and the Huntsman to June 1, 2012 from December 12, 2012.  This is pretty big news because this movie will now release less than a month before The Brothers Grimm:  Snow White on June 29.  We should expect a change in release date for The Brothers Grimm:  Snow White at some point shortly. Continue Reading

‘On Stranger Tides’ Star Sam Claflin to Play ‘Snow White’ Prince

After reporting just the other day about Chris Hemsworth (Thor) possibly joining the cast as the huntsman in Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, more casting news has developed for the film which currently stars Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart. Continue Reading