Kieran Culkin advises fans “lower their expectations” for his performance in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

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With every name that has joined The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the cast list for the upcoming prequel has become the certified stuff of dreams for fans of the franchise. Ralph Feinnes, Maya Hawke, Jesse Plemons, and Elle Fanning are just some of the names that have signed up to adapt Suzanne Collins’ book that focuses on games won by Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson in the earlier films and played here by Joseph Zada). One of the latest casting additions is a perfect match after it was announced that Kieran Culkin would be taking on the role of Caesar Flickerman, previously played by Stanley Tucci.

In the world of the Hunger Games, Flickerman was the hype man of sorts, tasked with interviewing the tributes the night before the games. Interestingly, of the many pivotal characters in the books, by the end of the events of Mockingjay, Flickerman’s status is never confirmed, with no clarification on whether he was executed for his involvement in the games. Of course, it’s years until that happens, and for now, Culkin’s take on the character who will be promoting Abernathy and a handful of other tributes years before Katniss Everdeen comes on the scene. Regardless of the time, though, the actor has advised fans that when it comes to bringing his take of the character to the screen, he doesn’t have it quite there yet.