As you may know, in the books, Finnick is described as being “extremely handsome.” He is supposed to be tall, muscular, and athletic, with “tan skin,” “bronze-colored hair,” and “incredible” sea-green eyes. He carries a trident and makes chicks faint.
Some Hunger Games fans were campaigning to get blue-eyed actor Jesse Williams cast as Finnick; but detractors claim Finnick is supposed to be white. (Williams’s father is black; his mother is Swedish.) Of course, since this is a futuristic dystopian work of fiction, the actor playing Finnick could be any race. Mostly, Finnick is supposed to be hot and ripped and golden; he’s dressed for the tribute parade in nothing but a golden fishing net — technically not naked, but you know, naked. While I was reading, in my mind, I pictured a cross between Garrett Hedlund, Dudley O’Shaughnessy and King Triton.
Alas, Sam Claflin just might be Finnick. He doesn’t do it for me, but then again, I wanted Q’orianka Kilcher to play Katniss, so whatever.
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