Last weekend New York magazine reported that actor John C. Reilly was up for the role of Haymitch Abernathy in the much-anticipated big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games and altho that report has yet to be confirmed, the magazine is reporting new casting rumors about the film. It is being reported that actor Woody Harrelson has been offered the role of Head Gamemaster Seneca Crane. There is also word that both Stanley Tucci and Lenny Kravitz have been offered roles in the film. Altho unsubstantiated, this new casting talk is very interesting.

The paranoia and secrecy surrounding The Hunger Games at Lionsgate Films have reached a level befitting the totalitarian state of Panem: We’re told that not only are Hollywood agents being forced to sign nondisclosure agreements in order to receive offers for clients, but that even their assistants are being forced to sign NDAs, too. Nonetheless, Vulture has been able to glean that a passel of offers have gone out to talent, most notably to Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci and Lenny Kravitz. We’re told that Harrelson’s offer is to play the role of the Head Gamemaker, Seneca Crane, of the 74th Hunger Games. Also said to be receiving Hunger Games offers: Stanley Tucci and Lenny Kravitz, though exactly which roles they’ve been offered is, for now, still unclear. One can imagine that after starring as the aesthetically obsessed art director Nigel in The Devil Wears Prada, Tucci would make for an excellent Cinna; then again, he’s so imperious, Tucci could be a great President Snow, too. And as to Kravitz’s involvement, we’re at a loss, but we’ll keep you posted.

You know, I never really had an image in my mind of what Seneca Crane looks like while I read the books so I’m not that emotionally invested in his casting. Now that I know that Harrelson‘s name is being talked about in regards to casting this role, I can see how he might be a good fit. As for the Stanley Tucci suggestion that he might make a good Cinna … call me crazy but I think I agree. I’ve always pictured Cinna as a young, thin man in his 20s … but that was never expressly described in the book. Thinking back, Cinna‘s design brilliance suggests that he could be an older man. If so, I can really see Stanley Tucci in the role. It’s interesting talk … we’ll have to see if that rumor has any merit. As for Lenny Kratvitz? He’s an odd name to hear in casting The Hunger Games … I don’t know which character I see him playing. What do y’all think? Are Woody, Stanley and Lenny good fits for The Hunger Games?

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