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A Fan Asked Kieran Culkin About His Sunrise On The Reaping Casting, And His Response Had All The Fans Talking: ‘Exactly What I Expected’

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Since Kieran Culkin was chosen to portray the younger Caesar Flickerman in “The Hunger Games: The Sunrise on the Reaping”, I’ve been eagerly waiting for someone to ask him about it. Given that he’s currently on Broadway, I thought a fan might bring it up during an autograph session after a show performance. Incidentally, this is precisely what transpired, and his response has since become a hot topic among fans.

Kieran Culkin Was Asked About Sunrise On The Reaping While Interacting With Fans

Currently, Culkin is appearing in “Glengarry Glen Ross” on Broadway. After each performance, he’d step outside the stage door to greet a crowd of fans, signing Playbills and chatting with them. In olivianotbenson13’s video, she expressed her enthusiasm for seeing him in “Sunrise on the Reaping,” which can be found on TikTok, and he responded briefly with just six words:

Oh yeah, I’m gonna do that.

@olivianotbenson13 ♬ original sound – olivia 🪩

Afterward, he casually shrugged, continued autographing Playbills, chatted with a couple of other enthusiasts, and gracefully departed. Given Kieran Culkin’s demeanor, that sort of response aligns perfectly with his persona, which left the commentators both unsurprised yet eagerly anticipating such interactions.

His Reaction Was Totally Expected, And Fans Are Here For It

If you’ve witnessed Kieran Culkin’s speeches at award ceremonies – he won an Emmy in 2023 and received an Oscar in 2025, so he’s been on stage quite a bit – you’ll recognize his casual demeanor that often results in amusing situations. This characteristic is further highlighted by his performances in the Succession series and the film A Real Pain.

Oh my!

His response is exactly what I expected it would be

Honestly, same. I figured he’d have this exact reaction to this massive news.

Over the past few weeks, announcements about who will play Haymitch and other characters in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel have become a hot topic online. The buzz reached a peak when it was announced that popular stars like Elle Fanning would be playing Effie and Ralph Fiennes would be portraying Snow.

News of Macaulay Culkin being cast as the host of The Hunger Games spread like wildfire online (with over 7.5 million views on TikTok), leaving fans in an excited frenzy. What added to their joy was his nonchalant attitude about the whole situation, making them even more eager to see him in this new role.

  • the level of nonchalant that I strive to be -grace
  • nonchalant baby all grown up -kelly
  • This is so me. I’ve been in my field for 30 years. “oh yeah, I’m gonna do that thing, no biggie”. 🤣🤣🤣 -TacoandLily
  • nonchalant final boss -vitaminwater
  • i fucking love this man so unserious -belle

Other spectators found his response to be quite characteristic of Caesar, and I agree. As a reader of “Sunrise on the Reaping“, I’ve observed that the host of the Hunger Games can be quite unpredictable and unfazed. Thus, it’s not hard to understand why these fans have this perspective.

  • His response was so Caeser. He’s gonna do amazing. -Kate
  • Imagine this is what Cesar is really like when the camera are off 🤣🤣 -H
  • That was so Caesar of him 😩-Taylor

Frankly, my enthusiasm for this response is reminiscent of Kieran Culkin’s charm, and I find myself drawn to it repeatedly. As Lo aptly put it, it was nothing short of “spot-on.

proud to be here before this goes viral because this is the most perfect thing he could’ve said 🤣🤣🤣

As a movie enthusiast, I can tell you that he was cryptically secretive about his character, yet he certainly didn’t disappoint. It was an iconic and side-splittingly funny scene that left me eager to see more!

Indeed, the response from the Academy Award winner was predictable yet praiseworthy, a testament to its quality. It further escalated my anticipation for his portrayal of the peculiar host of The Hunger Games in the movie “Sunrise on the Reaping,” set to release on November 20, 2026.

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2025-05-28 21:46

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