“I couldn’t help but come across comments on my casting. They were just everywhere.” laughs the 27 year old from Suffolk. “I started the process thinking I was going to have to have serious surgery to make everyone happy. With a young Brad Pitt’s face, Zac Efron’s abs, Dwayne Johnson’s pecs, and Channing Tatum’s left calf! But it’s impossible to please everyone. I trusted the team that brought you Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss. They had their reasons for picking me and I worked my butt off to prove to any doubters that I was the man for the job.”
I mean there’s been numerous embarrassing things that have happened to me on set. I have a real issue with trousers. Uh, i’d say pretty much every part and every character I’ve ever played, um, my trousers have split up the crotch.
- Honestly, nobody’s recognizing me. Maybe it’s because Finnick always has his top off. I’ve not been walking round much with my top off…
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“I don’t think there’s a huge amount that has changed about our life, other than the added responsibility of looking after a puppy. We bought a Cockapoo, which is a mix between a cocker Spaniel and a Poodle. I think the fact that I could say cock and poo in one word is what sold the idea to me.”
I remember that at the premiere for Catching Fire, that very night was the night you met your Annie. Has it been fun to work with her?
The first two times I didn’t even notice and Jen was like “What are you saying to me?!”. Oh, no, sorry, Katniss… Peeta’s over here.
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When Sam Claflin found out he got the role of Finnick Odair while on the set of “The Quiet Ones”
I was driving the car through the gardens of this house and midway through driving they were like “CUT! CUT!” And I was like.. why? what have I done wrong? It was 3 am in the morning and we were doing night shoots and I was like, oh my god, I just want to go home, what’s wrong? […] so I went to my own corner and I sat there in stone silence as my agents were shouting through the phone, IT’S WORKED! WE GOT IT!
