Grant Gustin confirms his audition for Finnick Odair
Glee’s Grant Gustin has always said he wanted to play Finnick Odair in Catching Fire. Now he’s confirmed that he actually did audition for the role.
According to The Insider :
But Grant’s fans have plenty of projects to look forward to — not only will A Mother’s Nightmare premiere later this year on Lifetime, but the actor reveals he has officially thrown his hat into the ring to play Finnick in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire! “I have auditioned for the role,” he says, confirming lots of fan desire/speculation. “I don’t think [the producers] know what they’re looking for just yet, but yes, I auditioned for the role.”
So what do you think? Would you be OK with him playing Finnick in Catching Fire? Let us know in the comments below.
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I always sort of imagined him when I read the books! I really hope the audition went well and that he will be considered for the part!
But he isn´t blonde… why is he not blonde… Finnick must be blonde… otherwise, he is not Finnick…
He actually has copper hair, not blonde.
You dont even know what fimmick is supposed to look like. He has Bronce hair!
*Finnick and *Bronze and this was for Rebecca
I think the word you are looking for is ‘bronze’ or burnish red.
It’s okay just like how josh dyed his hair blond he can dye his
its called hair dye, josh isn’t blonde either but he was a good peeta!
COPPER HAIR IS HIS THING!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with u @Matilda i imagined him for finnick 2 when i was reading the books! he prefect and i hope he get the part he just wht there looking for he a great actor and good i 100% agree with u
Inreally want him to play Finnick and I’m tired of waiting. I’m also really tired of everyone saying he isn’t good for the part. It really makes me angry. He is an amazing actor!!!
In your opinion….the rest of us are entitled to our opinions as well.
Look at it this way, the fact that we don’t find him attractive, means less competition for you. Embrace it!
i find him incredibly attractive.
I know I will take the heat for this…but NO! Just No!
I think the producers know exactly what they want and he isn’t quite it. I pray they continue to look.
Otherwise, I am right there with Katniss…he isn’t attractive to me.
I completely agree!!! I really hope he is not what the producers are looking for.
If he is cast, I will die.
Yea me too
he is the only person i want to play finnick. He is one of my fave characters in the books so i am really protective over who plays him but Grant would be perfect.
No way! Not only does he not have the acting chops, he is seedy looking. Finnick needs to be manly and drop dead gorgeous. No offense, but this is not someone who stops me in my tracks and he is no where near built enough.
I liked your seedy comment and totally agree. I would be watching the screen waiting for the same smirks and snods that he does so well on Glee, to the point that I can’t see him as anything else.
josh had to gain a lot of muscle to play the role of peeta but he still got the role. And FYI he is soooooooooooooooo drop dead gorgeous.
Finnick is supposed to be a man. This guy looks 12. No. All wrong.
I agree, he looks too young. Finnick is supposed to be 24 (winning at 14 in the 65th games and we are entering the 75th), older then Katniss and Peeta. He looks younger. Just doesn’t seem to fit.
I totally agree with you(:
I think what we are all expecting is a Finnick with more sophistication, more ‘wow’ factor. AND, he has to be able to act, be very physical, and excellent swimmer, able to lead and able to fall completely apart in a convincing way.
This will be the toughest casting decision to be made. Good news is they don’t need their Finnick until the Quarter Quell so, they actually have more time to take for the search. Finnick isn’t required on the first day of shooting in Sept…nice to have, but not required. They could start shooting without a decision on Finnick.
Totally agree. My seedy comment may have been a little out of line and comes from how much I can’t stand his character on Glee. You hit it on the head KJ. No wow factor or the proper physicality.
They don’t always shoot the film in order, so you never know when they will need him. This is a major decision that the fans will be clamoring for, so I hope it is sooner rather than later.
W H Y. if lionsgate has any sense at all they will not cast him. THIS IS A MISTAKE.
not bad looking but i think hes looks to innocent to play finnick
He doesn’t look like how I imagined Finnick…
With some work… you know building muscle and hair dye and contacts and tanning beds….he could fit the part.
1005 agree
HE GREAT 4 FINNICK JUST PREFECT I THINK HE AWESOME FOR THE ROLE AND cute
When I first read the book, he was the only person I pictured as Finnick. I understand when people say he doesn’t look the part, but if the producers like him enough, I think he could pull it off.
100% agree with u he prefect for the part!
No. He’s adorable but that’s the problem. Finnick is supposed to be 24 years old; and look his age. I’m not trying to hate on him. I’m a HUGE Glee fan and he was great on the show. I just don’t see him coming across on-screen as mature enough. Even with physical work; ie hair change and weight gain. But, at the end of the day, it’s the people involved in the actual film making process that should hopefully make the best decision. Not the fans.
i agree 100%
I agree – adorable is the problem.
Any hot actor other than Alex Pettyfer! Alex Pettyfer can barely act!!
Amen to that! I want someone who knows how to ACT for Finnick, and Alex Pettyfer does NOT have what it takes to play Finnick’s emotional scenes.
He looks way to young!!! All he’ll be if he’s cast is a guy who will be covered in make-up to make him look like Finnick. NO NO NO NO.
The perfect Finnick is James Gaisford (Finnick in the Finnick and Annie web series)
UHHHHHHHH no.
No, I see Garrett Hedlund as a much better Finnick!
NO NO NO !! He looks too young to play Finnik ! He doesn’t look like 24 years old, he look way to young ! NO
yeah he does he makes a GREAT FINNICK so chill (100% agree)
I AGREE!!!!
he just doent have the phisical apperance as finnick and he barely looks 19 the real finnick was 26
Guys, if you’ve actually seen him, he doesn’t look that young. I think he can do it. Don’t be so quick to judge. It wouldn’t be the end of the world if he were cast.
I know right. They need to take a chill pill.
Plus, he said that a year before the movie came out, he read the books, and could identify with the character. He was told that he could be viewed as a possible Finnick character, and a year later, people have been saying the same thing. He’s acknowledged the fact that he would have to buff up and all to play the part. He’s aware of what the character should be like.
ikr! he a great actor and give him a chance he read the books and he LOVES them he a great finnick and i AGREE 100%
i Agree 100% he just the person i want to play finnick HE GREAT AND I HOPE HE GET THE PART I THINK HE PERFECT he already read the books n he said he loves the HUNGER GAMES!
he just like the character give him a chance he a great Actor I agree that he makes a great part for finnick
No me gusta.
Come on, Lionsgate! You thinned out THG way too much in my opinion, so make up for it by casting Grant!
I think he would be good but definately needs to bulk up if he gets the part. Right now he is too scrawny to pull of that presence Finnick has. But I definately think he could pull off the character.
But then again he is like 6’2″ so who knows!?
I don’t really want him for the part. I never really imagined him. I want Alex pettyfer to do it. I just can’t think of Grant Gustin being finnick
i know right as soon as i saw Alex pettyfer i actually said out loud FINNICK!!!!!!!
Nah, nah, nah, I cannot see this happening. I mean, he’s good looking and all but he just doesn’t look mature or (no offense) sexy enough. He looks more like that guy in high school that you’d have a crush on, rather than a sexy, emotionally scarred, mature Hunger Games victor. Sorry, but I vote no.
Nope! His whole demeanor is a bit too feminin for Finnick. Like y’all said, he doesn’t have that WOW factor and I can’t imagine him ever being able to pull off Finnick. I would not be a happy camper if he was chosen for the role.
OMFGGGGGGGGG YES OF COURSE HE WILL BE PERFECT FOR FINNICK
He’s MUCH better than Hunter Parrish, but I don’t think he has quite what it takes to pull off FINNICK ODAIR. I’m still supporting Garrett Hedlund.
I would commit suicide. Finnick has to be Jesse Williams, he even has the right eyes
Oh my Hunger Games, I don’t care anymore! As long as actor they pick for Finnish can actually ACT and is HOT I won’t care. It’s about the finished product.
All of you people posting on here are saying that they can dye his hair and bulk up for the role and that is easy to change, but one thing you can not change is the quality of acting. Now, I guarantee I will get a ton of terrible responses, but Grant Gustin can not act. I have watched some of his shows and is always the weakest actor, a liability considering the actor who plays Finnick must be arguably the strongest presence in the next three films. So before you start saying that he would be great for the role, remember that the actor must be able to act, and as far as I am concerned, Grant Gustin can not act. If he is cast, I will officially not see Catching Fire along with the subsequent films, and I am sure that some people have at least some of the same feelings as me. Well enough of my rant, peace.
YES!!! I AGREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Ya when i heard it was coming out in November i was kinda dissapointed cause im not very patient but i really dont care cause my b-day is in November!! Haha i thought josh was not a good part for peeta but the more i thought about it the better i liked it so i am voting 4 Grant
i have read the whole series and i think he would be a good Finnick Odair
Okay, I don’t understand why people think he is blonde. It says right in the books that his hair is BRONZE. Seriously. I even have two sentences from Catching Fire to prove it:
“Finnick, the handsome bronze haired guy from District 4…”
“Tall, athletic, with golden skin and bronze coloured hair…”
And I’m pretty sure it was mentioned heaps in Mockingjay too. So reread the books and stop going on about how he can’t be Finnick because his hair is “bronze”.