Donald Sutherland Is President Snow, The Villain Of ‘The Hunger Games’
By Germain Lussier/May 31, 2011 10:31 am EST
Lionsgate broke the news of the casting on their LionsgateNews Twitter feed and, once again, they’ve done a magnificent job.
Both imposing but lovable, a master of the dramatic and comedic, Sutherland is exactly what one expects in the character of President Snow. He must be ruthless and evil, of course, but he’s also the President, someone the whole country watches and is captivated by. Over the course of Sutherland’s career, be it when he started in The Dirty Dozen, to his star making turning roles in MAS*H or Animal House, up through more recent works like Outbreak and The Italian Job, Sutherland has always been a commanding presence with a distinct grey area. Rarely is he obviously good or obviously bad, he’s always floating along in the middle. And that’s President Snow in a nutshell.
Ross might have lost us on a lot of his minor casting but the major roles, especially the adult ones, have been spot on. Do you agree?
