Donald Sutherland Petitioned Gary Ross for the President Snow Role
In a fascinating new article by Entertainment Weekly’s Karen Valby, she reveals that Donald Sutherland wrote to Gary Ross to petition for the role of President Snow!!
“It was so eloquent and brilliant,” continues Ross, “that it actually inspired me to write two extra scenes for him that I think are pivotal in the movie and that Suzanne really loves.” Ross was already shooting in Asheville, NC when he received the actor’s missive. While on break he remembers wandering down to a clearing by the edge of a lake to ruminate over Sutherland’s ideas. “So I sat down in this chair and stared at the lake and came up with these two scenes,” he says. “And I realized that not only were the scenes vital but they actually fit a piece that was missing. That was a gift I got from the actor.”
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! In this first installment of the film trilogy, Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen and Sutherland’s Snow really only have one scene together. But Ross says to prepare for a doozy. “It’s only when she’s crowned that they confront one another and it’s very electric.”
Seriously, this boggled my mind. And two added scenes with him? LOVE IT!
Hm, so what does that mean?
I think the two added scenes will be at the Gamemakers headquarters and Seneca’s execution
I agree with Ryan. The reason is because it might very well be what they needed for the audience to see the ruthlessness of President Snow.
so excited to see it, 23rd isnt coming fast enough!
shudnt his lips be a tad more puffier? and shudnt he be less hairy? jus sayin
you know your book is good when even the actors who will do the movie are writing fanfiction about it. xD