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Sarah El-Mahmoud

Jennifer Lawrence’s Hunger Games Co-Star Recalls How She Got ‘Smacked’ In The Butt During On-Set Snafu

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and Sam Claflin as Finnick in Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

It’s hard to believe for those who grew up with them, but the original Hunger Games movies with Jennifer Lawrence were filmed over a decade ago. Now, as we get ready for the new prequel to premiere on the 2026 movie schedule, her co-star Sam Claflin shared a funny “bum cheek” snafu that happened on the set of Catching Fire.

Of course, Claflin played Finnick Odair in the second Hunger Games movie from 2013, who was back in the arena for the 75th Hunger Games when past winners were chosen to compete again. Here’s what the British actor recently recalled from the shoot:

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