Austin Butler Reveals One Major Movie Role He Auditioned For And Didn’t Get
Actor Austin Butler has revealed one of many main film roles he auditioned for however did not land. Talking to BuzzFeed, the Oscar-nominated Elvis actor mentioned he tried out for the function of Peeta in The Starvation Video games, an element that in the end went to Josh Hutcherson. Butler mentioned he did not get far in any respect within the casting course of.
“I auditioned for The Starvation Video games, and I did not get it in any respect. I do not suppose I received a callback,” he mentioned (by way of Leisure Weekly).
Butler went on to say that Hutcherson turned in a “nice” efficiency as Peeta within the movie sequence. The unique Starvation Video games got here out in 2012, and Hutcherson was solid within the function when he was solely 18. Sequels Catching Fireplace (2013) and Mockingjay Half 1 (2014) and Mockingjay Half 2 (2015) adopted. A prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, got here out in 2023, and the subsequent film, Dawn on the Reaping, is coming in 2026.
Different actors who auditioned for Peeta embody Evan Peters, Hunter Parrish, and Lucas Until.
When The Starvation Video games got here out, Butler had already starred on Hannah Montana and Switched at Delivery. His profession actually took off round 2019 when Butler performed Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino’s As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood, earlier than he earned an Oscar nomination for enjoying Elvis within the 2022 Baz Luhrmann biopic.
Thus far in 2024, Butler has starred in Apple’s World Warfare II sequence Masters of the Air and Dune: Half II. His latest movie was this month’s The Bikeriders. Amongst different initiatives, Butler is reportedly set to star within the extremely anticipated upcoming Warmth remake.
