Wes Bently as Seneca Crane!

Wes Bently has been cast as Seneca Crane, the Head Gamermaker in the 74th annual Hunger Games, in The Hunger Games. Accompanying this announcement is speculation regarding the possibility of Woody as Haymitch, rather than Reilly as recently reported.

Lionsgate just sent us this press release about Wes Bentley being cast as Head Gamemaker Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games movie (note that this means NY Mag's report that Woody Harrelson was offered the role of Seneca Crane may have been incorrect, lending legitimacy to the possibility of Woody playing Haymich): 

WES BENTLEY CAST AS SENECA CRANE IN LIONSGATE’S THE HUNGER GAMES 

LOS ANGELES, CA, May 05, 2011- Lionsgate® and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES are pleased to announce that actor Wes Bentley (AMERICAN BEAUTY, GHOST RIDER) has been cast in the role of Seneca Crane in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel.  

Bentley joins a cast of talented young actors - Jennifer Lawrence as series heroine Katniss Everdeen with Willow Shields as little sister Primrose, and Josh Hutcherson, who was cast as Peeta Mellark, with Liam Hemsworth in the role of Gale Hawthorne. Paula Malcomson will be playing Katniss and Primrose’s mother. It was also announced that Elizabeth Banks has signed on for the part of Katniss’ pre-games handler Effie Trinket.  

Bentley is represented by WME and Untitled Entertainment.  

About The RoleSeneca Crane is the “Head Gamemaker” of the 74th Hunger Games, in which heroine Katniss Everdeen and childhood acquaintance Peeta Mellark are forced to compete against one another and 22 other young people in a life-threatening survival setting after Katniss bravely volunteers herself to enter the arena in the place of her younger sister. 

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