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In response to "I avoided the IM spoiler but just wanted to say I like the casting of Katniss' mom in The Hunger Games (Paula Malcolmson). -- nm" by bc/nc

I'm not a fan of the John C Reilly as Haymitch talk. I guess I see it, but Reilly's too much of a goofball.....

Posted by ty97 Apr 26 '11, 08:17

Haymitch has a bit of comedic goofiness to him, but he's got something much darker behind him, and I don't see Reilly pulling that off.

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I picture him more as Alastor (Mad Eye) Moody. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 08:44 1
- i think this, Reilly, and Bill Murray are all different shades of the same right idea for Haymitch. -- nm - TFox Apr 26, 08:45
I pictured Haymitch as the professor guy from Sliders -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 08:25 1
- Rhys-Davies -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 08:26
I could see Al from Deadwood playing him. Either that or the President -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:24 4
- Oooo, I do like that. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:27
- Ian McShane would be a great President Snow - but I picture someone more slick looking. Think Bale from American Pyscho days -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:26 2
  - I pictured Jack Valenti. :) nm - ralph wiggum Apr 26, 08:28 1
    - bwhahahaha -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 08:30
A number of people wanted RDJ for it. That's the right attitude but maybe not the right look. I picture Haymitch as having let himself go to pot. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:23 1
- OMG. (hands off.) -- nm - amanda jones Apr 26, 08:24
see, i can. and i also recall... - TFox Apr 26, 08:21 7
- I pictured shorter, squatter, dumpier. Mainly, I'm just not a big Reilly fan. - ty97 Apr 26, 08:26 6
  - there aren't a lot of dumpier name actors to get to play the part than Reilly. -- nm - TFox Apr 26, 08:40
  - I pictured like "former football player gone to fat." crowe? kilmer? affleck? -- nm - amanda jones Apr 26, 08:30 4
    - I might picture Bill Murray -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 08:42
    - Crowe or Kilmer might could work, but Affleck is too smirky I think. - Stephen Apr 26, 08:36 2
      - true - but Kilmer is inspired - Reilly is wrong for Haymitch -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:37 1
        
        Kilmer by look is good but he is a mess and would probably wreak havoc on the set. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:41
I loved the Kurt Russell suggestion the other day. (Not that it would ever happen). nm - ralph wiggum Apr 26, 08:21 3
- oh. my. gawd - that would have been brilliance -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:21 2
  - Also, Paula Malcolmson is grrrreat casting. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 26, 08:23 1
    - agreed -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:25
agreed - I wanted Joaquin Phoenix - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:21
oh, i can totally see him getting the right amount of surl -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 08:18

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