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Jeffrey Wright would think about returning to District 3 as Beetee Latier. In June, it was confirmed {that a} new “Hunger Games” prequel film specializing in Haymitch Abernathy would debut in 2026.
“I hadn’t heard anything about that,” the Oscar-nominated actor advised The Submit whereas selling his new present, “The Agency.”
The “Westworld” star added: “I had a great run with that franchise. And it was one of the first productions that I was a part of that actually was targeted toward a younger audience. But at the same time, it was super-smart material.”
Primarily based on a trilogy by Suzanne Collins, “The Hunger Games” was a dystopian story set in a world the place the US authorities pressured children and teenagers to combat to the loss of life. The unique trilogy starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Woody Harrelson as her mentor, Haymitch Abernathy. Wright performed Beetee Latier, considered one of her allies who was a fellow “victor,” which means he had gone by the video games up to now and gained.
The unique guide trilogy was made into 4 movies that had been launched between 2012 and 2015. In 2023, a prequel film got here out, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth.
The most recent movie is titled “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” and can observe Abernathy when he was a teen throughout his video games.
Latier is older than Abernathy and considered one of his allies, so it wouldn’t be out of the query for Wright to seem within the film.
About whether or not that’s a risk, Wright advised The Submit, “The books were wonderful. They raised really thoughtful questions about society and how we move through it. It was also centered on this strong young woman. If they asked me to come back and do something, I’d give that serious consideration.”
Nonetheless, Wright’s schedule is more and more busy, as he’s additionally within the upcoming sequel to “The Batman” starring Robert Pattinson, and he’s co-starring with Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s subsequent film, “High and Low.”
“I’d have to figure out when I would have time to do that,” he stated.
“But I love that franchise.”
“The Agency” debuts on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, Nov. 29.
