Austin Butler: ‘I Auditioned’ for ‘The Hunger Games’ to Play Peeta and ‘I Don’t Even Think I Got a Call Back’

Austin Butler has revealed that he unsuccessfully auditioned to play Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games.The role ultimately went to Josh Hutcherson, who starred in four Hunger Games movies between 2012 and 2015 opposite Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne.“I auditioned for ‘The Hunger Games’ and I didn’t get it at all,” Butler told Buzzfeed in a recent interview. “I don’t even think I got a call back, what’s the character, Peeta? Josh Hutcherson got that, he’s great.”Butler was joined in interview by his The Bikeriders co-star Jodie Comer, who revealed she also once missed out on a big big franchise: “I auditioned for ‘Mamma Mia!’ That was a time, That was also when I was auditioning for ‘Killing Eve’ as well,” she said.Before auditioning for The Hunger Games, Butler was best known for featuring in various Disney Channel and Nickelodeon projects such Zoey 101, iCarly and Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.

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Austin Butler almost starred in the Hunger Games!

Al Schultz, a top CBS makeup artist for The Carol Burnett Show and several groundbreaking Norman Lear sitcoms including All in the Family and Good Times and was married to Vicki Lawrence for nearly 50 years, has died. He was 82.

Angelique Jackson It’s well-proven that Emmy winner Jodie Comer excels at accent work. The actor’s Russian accent as psychopathic assassin Villanelle in “Killing Eve” was so good that playwright Suzie Miller nearly passed on her to star in “Prima Facie” because the play was written for someone from Liverpool. (Comer, is in fact, from Liverpool and ultimately collected an Olivier award, followed by a Tony for her performance).

Biopics about popular musicians are major moments for the actors who land the roles, and that was certainly the case for Austin Butler!

Al Capone in 2020’s abysmal “Capone” — brings that same serpentine gargle to Johnny. He broods, snarls, spits out something unintelligible and repeats.“Come again?” we go.

Editors Note: This review was originally published September 1, 2023 after the film’s world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. The movie was originally to be released in December 2023 by 20th Century Studios before being derailed by the Hollywood strikes. Focus Features is now distributing and released it in theaters Friday.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo goes on a joyride with one of the stars of “The Bikeriders.” The film follows the members of a Chicago-area biker gang from their innocent inception in the 1960s to their descent into a darker underworld.

Kelly Clarkson put Austin Butler on blast for the silliest reason when he stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show with his The Bikeriders costar, Jodie Comer.

Jodie Comer has revealed that she was once involved in a snowmobile crash with Phoebe Waller-Bridge – you can watch her recall the story in the video above.In an exclusive interview with NME, while promoting their new film The Bikeriders, both Comer and Austin Butler shared their first memories of riding a motorcycle.“It was probably like four years ago in Costa Rica on a very old, not safe one, that broke down – and that was my only experience,” Comer said, before reminding herself of her near-disastrous snowmobile accident.“I’m quite accident prone. I feel like I am, anyway. I’ve been on the back of snowmobile and that didn’t go so well.”When Butler asked her if she crashed, she replied: “Yeah, into a tree.

Jeff Nichols’ newest film, The Bikeriders, has some true elements to it. Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Norman Reedus, Boyd Holbrook, Toby Wallace and more have finally hit the big screen after a new distribution deal and release date postponed the movie’s release in 2023. Butler stars in the film as Benny, a man who loves motorcycles and finds himself drawn to the Chicago Vandals, a club of bikers that frequently gathers to drive around and be in community.

Don’t Look Now and The Hunger Games, has died aged 88.With a career dating back to the 1950s, he is widely regarded as one of the most versatile and respected actors, winning numerous prestigious awards for his work in both film and television.His son Kiefer Sutherland, also an actor, announced on X earlier this evening (June 20) that his father had passed away. He reportedly died in Miami from a long illness.The statement read: “With a heavy heart I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away.

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Austin Butler has opened up about the craziest party he’s every attended – which was hosted by Paul McCartney and saw Taylor Swift on DJ duty.On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Butler and Kimmel reflected on the last time they had seen each other, which turned out to be a house party hosted by Macca. Kimmel reminisced, “Last time I saw you was at maybe the craziest party I’ve ever been to in my whole life”, before Butler added: “It was insane.”Going down the list of names who were present at the party, Butler said: “To see Paul and Ringo [Starr] in the same room was kind of amazing.” Other names included the surviving members of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Meryl Streep among others.After recalling that Taylor Swift was also present, Butler added that she “was DJing at one point.” He joked: “She DJs at parties now.”Later in the chat, Kimmel recalled Bruce Springsteen telling Butler a story about hopping the fence at Graceland in an attempt to meet Elvis Presley.

Kaia Gerber was on hand to support her boyfriend Austin Butler at the premiere of his film The Bikeriders on Monday night (June 17) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Tom Hardy has commented on the new Mad Max prequel, revealing that he hasn’t yet seen it.Hardy, who stars in Jeff Nichols’ new movie The Bikeriders, alongside Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, spoke in a recent interview about the prequel to his 2015 movie, Mad Max: Fury Road.Describing his own experience on Fury Road as “great”, the Peaky Blinders star said (via Variety): “ It absolutely was one of the most important things that ever happened to me in my career, ever. I’m grateful for that.”He continued, praising the film’s creator, saying: “I think George Miller is a genius, and the whole crew with everybody was amazing.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Tom Hardy may not be as scary as his bad boy reputation makes him out to be. “Tom was a teddy bear,” “The Bikeriders” producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones told me at Monday’s premiere of the Focus Features drama at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Co-star Austin Butler agreed: “He’s very much that.

Cher was a special guest on the red carpet at the L.A. premiere of the new movie The Bikeriders!

The Killers played their song ‘Battle Born’ for the first time in 11 years at their show in Dublin over the weekend – watch the footage below.Brandon Flowers and co. dusted off the 2012 track – taken from their fourth album of the same name – during their third gig at the 3Arena in Dublin on Saturday night (June 15).Once again, the Las Vegas band switched up the setlist for their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland greatest hits tour.