The Hunger Gamesfranchise has its fair share of brutal deaths over the course of four books and five films. However,one character’s demise could’ve (and should’ve) been much more brutal onscreen.From Glimmer dying via tracker jacker stings inThe Hunger Gamesto the District 6 female sacrificing her life for Peeta inThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the novels and movies don’t pull many punches. Still, after learning how one tribute was supposed to diein the 75th Hunger Games inCatching Fire, one can’t help but wish the film followed their gruesome death in the book.
Suzanne Collins wrote a secondHunger Gamesprequel,Sunrise on the Reaping, which chronicles Haymitch’s experience in the Second Quarter Quell and will be released on July 28, 2025. The film adaptation,The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, will premiere on June 07, 2025.
As many will recall, Katniss andPeeta return to the arena for the 75th Hunger Games, aka the Third Quarter Quell, inCatching Fire.Every tribute is a past victor,making their deaths more personal for many of Panem’s citizens. Unfortunately, many of them die before Haymitch and Plutarch could rescue them from the arena and start the revolution, including the District 1 male tribute.
Gloss Getting An Arrow In The Face Would’ve Been A Great & Brutal Change To The Hunger Games Books
Katniss Shoots The District 1 Tribute In The Temple In The Books
Alan Ritchson starred as Gloss, the District 1 tribute, inThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He previously won the 63rd Games, while his sister, Cashmere, was crowned a victor the year after that. Gloss and Cashmere are both reaped for the Second Quarter Quell, but they aren’t in on the rebels' plan. Consequently, the siblings hunt Katniss' group. In the arena,Gloss slits Wiress' throat, and once Katniss sees what he had done, she shoots an arrow into his chestin the secondHunger Gamesmovie. However, Gloss' death in the books is much more gruesome.
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InCatching Fire(the novel),Katniss' arrow hits Gloss in the temple,instantly killing him. According to Ritchson, the movie was supposed to feature a similar, but much more brutal, fate for his character. The actor toldWIRED:
“I was a guy that slit that little old lady’s throat. 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 would have died like that.”
As Ritchson explained,the cast and crew shot Gloss' death with the intention that Katniss would hit him in the face.During the editing process, though, they likely came to the conclusion that an arrow to the face would be too morbid for the PG-13 film. So,The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(unfortunately) switches up Gloss death, straying far from the temple shot inThe Hunger Gamesbooks.
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Shooting Gloss In The Face Would Have Demonstrated Katniss' Evolution Before Mockingjay
Katniss Didn’t Think Before Killing Gloss
During the firstHunger Gamesbook/movie, Katniss is hesitant to kill other tributes. As she explains to Gale, there is a difference between hunting animals and murdering humans. However, as time goes, on, Katniss becomes more desensitized. By the time the 75th Hunger Games rolls around,Katniss is ready to defend herself and her family and friends at all costs,not even thinking twice before killing those who threaten her and her loved ones. So, Katniss shooting Gloss in the face in the secondHunger Gamesfilm would have reflected this evolution for her character in the franchise.
