Watch: Zooey Deschanel's Hunger Games Audition Clip Is Hilarious
Sharing the video on her Instagram account, Zooey wrote, 'Give me an axe and you won't be disappointed.'
With The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping in the making, the makers announced an official casting call for a role in the upcoming film through their official social media accounts. They asked the fans to post their videos, act out a scene, perform a song or surprise them with something completely different. And guess who just did that? Actress and musician Zooey Deschanel.
Zooey, best known for her roles in 500 Days of Summer and The Good Girl, shared a hilarious video on her Instagram account, auditioning for the said role. Wearing a red striped shirt with black pants, the 45-year-old actress was seen cradling her cat. At the beginning of the clip, she said, 'Hi, I'm Zooey Deschanel. My height is between 5'4 and 6'4. You guess which side I'm on."
She continued, 'I am auditioning for the role. I don't know the name of the role, but I'm also offer-only." Zooey then went on to list her skills like running, jumping and walking, hilariously enacting each one of those at her home. 'I have a lot of different skills. Running, jumping, walking, having long hair, having blue eyes, having three cats," she mentioned. In the video, the actress enacted being attacked by her cat, only to add that she was 'kidding." 'That's called acting," she said while facing the camera.
Furthermore, the New Girl actress shared details on all the things she would be carrying to the arena. 'Some things I would pack for the arena. Like a change of clothes, like a concealer and a little lip gloss, just in case. Some cosy blanket, a cat, some electrolytes like maybe like a protein bar."
Zooey then playfully admitted having an advantage over others because she was 'on television before." She added, 'But, like, I'm just the same as everyone else." After giving her fans a glimpse at how she would react if her name got called for the 'Reaping", she jokingly said, 'I'm not going to do it because I'm offer-only, of course. I'm only doing it if I'm being paid."
In the caption of the post, Zooey wrote, 'Give me an axe and you won't be disappointed." Fans immediately started reacting to her hilarious audition clip, with one even saying, 'I'm literally like, where can we suggest that they put her? Haymitch's mom? She has a great story arc. Let's get this to casting. They haven't let us down yet…" Another added, 'Wow, this is so good. Have you ever thought about becoming an actress?"
ICYDK, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of the OG Hunger Games, which will begin on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film is scheduled to be released on November 20, 2026.
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