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Jack Quaid and Amandla Stenberg are examples of Hunger Games supporting actors who are mega famous now. After all, they were both the leads of two big shows, The Boys and The Acolyte. However, even though it’s been 14 years since the first Hunger Games movie, Quaid is still out here having to apologize to Stenberg’s character Rue for killing her off.
It was a tragic scene to watch in Katniss’ first games when she witnessed Quaid’s Marvel kill Stenberg’s Rue before Katniss fatally shot him with an arrow. So, while it’s been over a decade since The Boys actor’s traumatising role in The Hunger Games, he still humorously apologized to Rue for his District 1 character’s actions during an interview with EW:
I’m so sorry. I know I say this every time I’m at Comic-Con. But I’m very, very sorry for killing Rue. […] It’s a big point of contention. Yeah, I have a mustache now. But it’s still me.
You’re forgiven, Jack Quaid, as you were only playing the part you earned. Marvel, on the other hand…he’ll never be forgiven.
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Considering the Scream actor has come a long way since The Hunger Games, I get why some fans hilariously forgot he played the District 1 character who killed Rue. However, some of us have never forgotten, the actor still finds himself apologizing on behalf of his character. Overall, it can’t be easy to forever be linked to The Hunger Games character who killed off a young girl in a deadly arena.
While Jack Quaid showed remorse for the dire actions of Marvel, he also made a point to explain his character’s intentions for fatally throwing a spear at Rue:
But, I would say, you know, he was a part of a society that very much was pushing him to do the things that he did. Still doesn’t make it right. But I would say he’s definitely more villain than hero. But I think he’s…brainwashed. I’d say it really is the right term for him.
It’s true that with Marvel belonging to District 1, he and his fellow tribute Glimmer were trained for years to win the televised games before they volunteered. So, it’s understandable that he was raised in an environment that taught him to become a killer to win. Many of the Tributes were taught the same thing.
However, of course, it doesn’t excuse Marvel’s actions. And I would definitely still think of him as a villain for wickedly going against Katniss with the other Tributes.
Fortunately, Amandla Stenberg hilariously sent a message to Jack Quaid in 2022 for killing her in the 74th Games, saying all is forgiven. The Novacaine star also jokingly responded with how grateful he was for her forgiveness after he funnily said people were “spitting” at him on the street for years over this. I guess the odds of forgiveness were in his favor.
Despite Jack Quaid’s success with The Boys, it looks like he still feels the need to apologize to Rue for Marvel’s murderous actions. But some movie moments never stop haunting fans, and it’s sweet that the Companions actor has the heart to hilariously comfort fans about this time and time again.
To see why Jack Quaid has to keep apologizing, you can stream The Hunger Games with a Netflix subscription.