Ben Wang is “really excited” to play Wyatt Callow in ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’.
Ben Wang is ‘really excited’ to portray Wyatt Callow in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
The 25-year-old actor has been cast as the District 12 Tribute in the upcoming fantasy blockbuster, and has now teased how the character’s duality will factor into the movie’s story.
When asked what aspects of Wyatt he was excited to explore, the ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ star said: “Oh, there’s so many. What really excited me about that character in the first place [is] he’s not what he seems.
“I think that’s part of the point of his character. He’s seen by his community as one thing, but he’s another thing underneath, and he’s a contradiction.
“He’s a logician, but he’s got a really big heart, right? He’s supposed to be cold and calculating, but he’s actually the person who does the most illogical and selfless thing.”
‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ will adapt Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel of the same name, and is the second instalment of the author’s ‘Hunger Games’ prequel trilogy.
In the book – which is set 24 years before ‘The Hunger Games’ on Panem – Wyatt is a Tribute from District 12, and is described as a “compulsive oddsmaker” with a keen aptitude for arithmetic and observation, skills he leverages to assess fellow tributes and navigate the Games strategically.
His analytical nature and reserved demeanour position him as a complex figure whose actions significantly influence the dynamics within the arena.
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