"I wouldn't have died like that": Alan Ritchson breaks silence on shooting the death scene for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Alan Ritchson in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Alan Ritchson played one of the Careers in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (via Lionsgate)

The brother-sister duo from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Gloss (Alan Ritchson) and Cashmere (Stephanie Leigh Schlund), were sure among the best, but they sadly died with an arrow and an axe to their chests, courtesy of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Johanna Mason (Jena Malone), respectively.

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However, this was going to be different than what we saw in the film, as Alan Richtman explained this while appearing in WIRED's Autocomplete Interview. He said,

Actually, I took an arrow to the face. So, I played it like it was to the face. And then, I think they decided in post that was a little too gruesome to take an arrow to the face by Katniss, so they changed it to my chest. But, I didn't shoot it that way. I didn't shoot it like I was taking a shot to the chest. My head snapped back like an idiot, and the thing went in my chest, and I'm like this. Who does that? I wouldn't have died like that.

He also discussed the rumors surrounding him being the Batman in The Brave and the Bold live-action film during the interview and said he is up for the role.


Why was Gloss killed in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire?

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Gloss and Cashmere weren't just tributes, but Careers, who are specifically trained for the Hunger Games, killed one of District 3's tributes, Wiress (Amanda Plummer), in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. At the time this is happening, District 12, where Katniss and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) belong, and District 3 have joined hands.

The Careers, who come from Districts 1, 2, and 4, suddenly ambush them while they are at a beach, which is designed as a clock and is a part of the Arena. Wiress is there, sitting near water, humming a song, and Gloss suddenly emerges, stabbing her neck.

Katniss hears her voice and is quick to react, sending an arrow down to Gloss' chest, killing him immediately. This follows with Districts 3 and 7 fighting against the Careers, but suddenly the new head gamemaker, Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman), decides to give this entire clock a spin, and the next thing we know, everyone's just holding on to their dear lives.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the most successful film in the franchise, generating a revenue of $865 million globally, and ended up becoming the Favorite Year End Movie during the People's Choice Awards in 2014.


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Edited by Sangeeta Mathew