Though Josh Hutcherson is making ready to outlive one other night time at Freddy’s, he’s up for a return to his first main franchise.
The Starvation Video games alum lately gave followers hope that he may reprise his position as Peeta Mellark if creator Suzanne Collins offers the character a worthy return in a future installment of her dystopian ebook sequence.
“I’d fortunately play Peeta once more. The story is unbelievable. The Starvation Video games was unbelievable,” mentioned Hutcherson at Dream It Con in Paris. “I believe Peeta’s an unbelievable particular person to get to deliver to life. I’m curious to know what occurs between after they have their household and when the story ends, simply to know what occurred on the planet, how they obtained to that place. However I’m down. When you can speak to Suzanne Collins and inform her to put in writing a ebook, I’m in. Signal me up.”
Hutcherson’s remark comes after Collins launched the fifth ebook within the franchise, Dawn on the Reaping, which marks the second prequel after 2020’s The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. A function adaptation is about for a fall 2026 launch.
The actor beforehand portrayed Peeta in The Starvation Video games (2012), The Starvation Video games: Catching Hearth (2013), The Starvation Video games: Mockingjay — Half 1 (2014) and Half 2 (2015), alongside Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne.
Premiering Dec. 5, Hutcherson reprises his position as night time safety guard Mike Schmidt in 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2, reuniting with director Emma Tammi and co-star Matthew Lillard.

