Donald Sutherland is “Overwhelmed” by ‘The Hunger Games’

Kelsey | September 3, 2012 | 2 Comments More

In honor of ‘The Hunger Games‘ DVD/Blu-ray release in the UK, Starburst Magazine did an interview with our own President Snow. In this Q&A with Donald Sutherland, talks about the character of President Snow and why the script appealed to him.

Starburst: You’ve played a judge, general, captain and a priest, but only an animated President (in 2009’s Astro Boy). Were you eager to play a human President?

Donald Sutherland: No! I couldn’t give a shit.

Fair play.

I was sent this script by director Gary Ross. I read it and immediately wrote a letter to my agent because I came away from it with my mind terribly stimulated, extraordinarily impressed.

So the film more than lived up to your expectations then?

I am overwhelmed by it. It almost makes me weep. I just loved it; it’s important for this fragmented society that we live in. And it’s not just the United States but the world in general. And I do so hope Barack Obama gets re-elected.

It’s almost as if The Hunger Games could end up being the ultimate reality show, for real.

Oh yes, because movies can make a difference. One afternoon 55 years ago, when I was at the University of Toronto, I went in and saw Fellini’s classic 1954 film La Strada and I came out with such bliss. I was so in love with going to movies that I went back in and bought another ticket for Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory. I came out of that film and my life had literally changed.

To read the rest of the interview, head over to Starburst!

source: thehob