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Kieran Culkin felt he was 'being set up for failure' replacing Stanley Tucci in Hunger Games prequel. In Sunrise on the Reaping, the Succession actor plays Caesar Flickerman, the character played by Tucci in the original four-film franchise. When he was offered the role of the Hunger Games TV host, Culkin initially told himself not to do it because he felt he couldn't live up to Tucci's beloved take on the character. ”It was already too much pressure," he told The Hollywood Reporter at the film's fan screening event in London on Wednesday. ”To me, this was like a no-brainer - don't do it, because everyone loves what Stanley Tucci did with the role. So I was like, 'They're gonna hate (me).' I feel like I'm being set up for failure. (They'll say), 'That's not Caesar!' No matter what I do.” However, he noted, "But I found a different take on it, something that I think connects to his.” Culkin added that he has yet to speak with The Devil Wears Prada actor about their shared character. When he was first announced as Caesar, the A Real Pain star jokingly told a fan to "lower those expectations" while signing autographs outside his Broadway play. Sunrise on the Reaping opens in cinemas on 20 November.
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