Donald Sutherland on The Hunger Games and going back to shoot Catching Fire
Donald Sutherland, who plays President Snow in The Hunger Games, has been in France where he received the Commander of Arts and Letters medal.
While there he spoke to the Wall Street Journal about the more than 100 roles he’s played, including his part in The Hunger Games. Donald Sutherland has always been quite outspoken about why he loves the story created by Suzanne Collins and the message it sends young people. He explained that he feels the film shows what being a capitalist in the United States is.
“As President Snow, the role I play in the film, I’m a true totalitarian. But the character is really smart, and as a politician, he has nothing to lose. He administers fear and hope. The film also shows what being a capitalist is in the United States. It’s the oppressive oligarchy of the privileged.”
He also revealed that he’s looking forward to the SEPTEMBER shoot of Catching Fire.
So it looks like The Hunger Games will have only just been released on DVD in August, with the cast and crew backing straight up to go into a filming schedule the very next month.
We can hardly wait!
Source: Wall Street Journal.
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I thought thaat the shoot for Catching Fire was starting in July? Maybe they just need him for his scenes in September?
I heard in an interview that Jen Lawrence has to start training in June/July. Production is probably starting over the summer. But from most sources, I’ve heard mainly late August/early September as the start of filming. I could be wrong though, there are SO many rumors flying about this movie!
Ikr! at this point it seems almost impossible to determine what is real and what isn’t! I guess us fans are a little too anxious and needy! haha
it in september cuz jen is shoting another movie ;( n josh n liam
I find Donald Sutherland’s comment about being A capitalist rather interesting. Saying that ‘It’s the oppressive oligarchy of the privileged.’ With all due respect, that could also be applied to socialism, as well.
What a bunch of crapola. Capitalists don’t have the police powers that we see in THG. Only government has the police & military powers that we see in these books.