The trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping made me emotional, as I was in my feels seeing a young Haymitch selected as tribute for the Quarter Quell ahead of his heartbreaking journey. Aside from that, though, I was also struck by the first look at Glenn Close as the Capitol chaperone who picked Haymitch. The Academy Award nominee looked so unrecognizable that I was shocked, and even her co-star, Elle Fanning, was apparently in disbelief over her transformation.
Back when I saw the first Hunger Games movie, I had no idea Elizabeth Banks played Effie Trinkett, given she was under those big wigs and wearing theatrical makeup. With Glenn Close’s character, Drusilla Sickle, serving as the Effie of Haymitch’s generation, it makes sense that she'd look so extreme. Still, I wasn't expecting it to be THAT jarring! Elle Fanning, who was fans’ top choice to play young Effie, spoke to Variety about Close's transformation for their upcoming book adaptation, and I totally relate:
