Who Should Play Katniss and Peeta in a Hunger Games Remake? ChatGPT’s Casting Choices Revealed

The Hunger Games are back in vogue. With the announcement of A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel film to the saga, which will also be directed by Francis Lawrence and will be released worldwide in November 2023, the saga that hit the big time in the 2010s is back stronger than ever.

But what if they did as they did with Harry Potter and decided to remake the saga? Although it still seems early for something like that, considering that the movies are also available on HBO Max, it wouldn’t be surprising if they ended up making a new series of the franchise for Max.

So we set the machines to work and came up with the ideal casting for this supposed reboot of the franchise. The first thing we did was to ask ChatGPT what would be the ideal casting -without repeating any of the original films- and then we carried out their experiments with Stable Diffusion. The result was curious, on a par with the Artificial Intelligence proposals for a new version of The Avengers, Game of Thrones or Star Wars.

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The ideal actors for The Hunger Games series according to ChatGPT

The first thing we have done is to ask ChatGPT which actors he imagines in the leading roles. We reproduce the conversation below. We have detailed what we want concretely so that the OpenAI tool does not get lost… and their proposals are not at all far-fetched… with a few exceptions.

For this case, we have decided to integrate only ten of the most important characters of the saga, because if we were to place the secondary characters of each film we would go crazy. Of course, it is clear that the characters he knows best are the ones he looks for better castings. The conversation was as follows:

Create the perfect casting for a series about The Hunger Games, an adaptation of the books by Suzanne Collins, without repeating the actors from the movies. I need the perfect actors for: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne, Haymitch Abernathy, Finnick Odair, Effie Trinket, Coriolanus Snow, Caesar Flickerman, Plutarch Heavensbee, Johanna Mason.

Great! Here’s my casting proposal for “The Hunger Games” series:

Katniss Everdeen: To play Katniss, I nominate actress Kaitlyn Dever. She has proven to be a very versatile actress in different roles and I believe she has the strength and ability to play the role of the rebellious heroine that Katniss is.
Peeta Mellark: To play Peeta, I nominate actor Finn Wolfhard. In addition to having great acting ability, I think Finn has the look of Peeta, and his ability to show vulnerability and strength at the same time is perfect for the character.
Gale Hawthorne: To play Gale, I nominate Timothée Chalamet. He has the look and presence needed for the role. Also, his ability to play deep and complex characters would be very useful to show Gale’s dilemma in the series.
Haymitch Abernathy: To play Haymitch, I nominate Christian Bale. He is an exceptional actor who can portray dark and complex characters. I think he could give the necessary depth to Haymitch’s character.
Finnick Odair: To play Finnick, I nominate Joe Keery. I think he has the right look and his ability to play characters with a sarcastic sense of humor yet a deep emotional side is just what the character of Finnick needs.
Effie Trinket: To play Effie, I nominate Zendaya. She has the style and personality needed for the role of the flamboyant Effie, and her experience in film and television make her an excellent choice for the role.
Coriolanus Snow: To play the main villain of the series, I nominate Michael Fassbender. His ability to play evil and manipulative characters makes him the perfect choice for this role.
Caesar Flickerman: To play Caesar, I suggest John C. reilly. He has the personality and charisma for the role, and his ability to play eccentric characters makes him an ideal choice.
Plutarch Heavensbee: To play Plutarch, I nominate Chiwetel Ejiofor. He has the ability to play characters with emotional depth and his experience in movies and TV series makes him the perfect choice for the role.
Johanna Mason: To play Johanna, I nominate Maisie Williams. Her ability to play strong, independent characters is what Johanna needs, and her experience on Game of Thrones makes her a perfect choice for the role.

I hope you like my casting!

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Creating the casting of The Hunger Games series with AI

Next, we ran the cast recommended by ChatGPT through Stable Diffusion to see how these actors would look in their respective roles. And the truth is that the result has been so disastrous that at times it looks like a horror series.