Haymitch

Woody Harrelson has been cast as Haymitch Abernathy in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel, The Hollywood Reporter reports.

Woody Harrelson to Play Haymitch in Hunger Games 2011

As a young man, Haymitch was once victorious at the 50th Hunger Games but became an alcoholic after surviving the horrors of the arena.

Woody Harrelson to Play Haymitch in Hunger Games 2011

Only Cato and Clove of District 2 and the unnamed boy and girl of District 10 remain, as well as the characters Haymitch, Cinna and President Snow, among others.

Stanley Tucci Joins Hunger Games as Host Caesar Flickerman 2011

And while Katniss and Peeta are still the main focus, some of the more secondary characters really come to life, especially Haymitch, Gale, and President Snow.

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And while Katniss and Peeta are still the main focus, some of the more secondary characters really come to life, especially Haymitch, Gale, and President Snow.

Catching Fire...Is It as Good as The Hunger Games? You Betcha!! Stephanie 2009

The film's young stars are supported by a phalanx of acting veterans: Donald Sutherland virtually licking his lips as the sadistic president; Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, a former Hunger Games winner from District 12, now turned to drink, but who still mentors each year's fresh crop of contestants; and Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, who hosts the gory TV spectacle.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph David Gritten 2012

A surly drunk, Haymitch won his year's Hunger Games and is tasked with training Katniss and Peeta for theirs.

ABC News: Top Stories 2011

Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy.

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Blink and you'll miss a long-haired Woody Harrelson, who plays Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss and Peeta's Hunger Games mentor.

NYDN Rss CRISTINA EVERETT 2011

Blink and you'll miss a long-haired Woody Harrelson, who plays Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss and Peeta's Hunger Games mentor.

NYDN Rss CRISTINA EVERETT 2011