ISLAMABAD, JULY 29 (ONLINE): Elle Fanning said Hunger Games fans are the reason she was cast as Effie Trinket in the upcoming prequel film.<\/p>\n
During a recent interview with MTV, the actress chatted about her casting in Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and taking the role over from Elizabeth Banks, who portrayed an older version of Effie in the franchise\u2019s first four films.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was funny because I think fans made this happen in a way,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cThe studio [Lionsgate] said they were getting kind of hounded online, like, \u2018Elle needs to play Effie.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nThe A Complete Unknown star added that she\u2019s especially excited to play Effie because she\u2019s been \u201ca huge fan\u201d for some time.<\/p>\n
\u201cEffie has always been my favorite character,\u201d she explained. \u201cI think Elizabeth Banks brought so much \u2014 just even beyond those books \u2014 layers to that character. I love her, and I have got to talk to Elizabeth. We\u2019ve texted, and she sent me flowers and said, \u2018May the odds be in your favor,\u2019 so very special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though Fanning confirmed they \u201chaven\u2019t started filming\u201d Sunrise on the Reaping just yet, she noted that they\u2019re already thinking about her version of the character and will \u201chopefully make the fans happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the prequel film, Effie serves as the stylist for Haymitch Abernathy (who will be played by Joseph Zada) in the preparation for the 50th Hunger Games. Other castmembers include Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Glenn Close, Billy Porter, Iris Apatow, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke and Lili Taylor, among others.<\/p>\n
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erin Westerman previously said there was \u201conly one answer\u201d regarding who could play the iconic Effie in Sunrise on the Reaping, and that was Fanning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, JULY 29 (ONLINE): Elle Fanning said Hunger Games fans are the reason she was cast as Effie Trinket in the upcoming prequel film. During a recent interview with MTV, the actress chatted about her casting in Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and taking […]<\/p>\n
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