Hunger Games: Catching Fire Casts Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence has found his Prince Charming. Actually, Sam Claflin will play Finnick Odair in the forthcoming sequel, but he was already Prince Charming in Snow White and the Huntsman, a role that seems to prepare him for Finnick, a character being described as "dashing" and with "rakish good looks" in various casting notices. Finnick is a former champion who has become a media darling in the time since he one the games, and returns for the Quarter Quell, eventually becoming a great ally for Katniss Everdeen. Claflin has been rumored for the part since July, and Lionsgate's announcement today ends weeks of speculation.