Overview
- Hutcherson said he was "in the running" to play Peter Parker for The Amazing Spider-Man and called being told no as a teenager "heartbreaking."
- He described getting cast in The Hunger Games just months later, saying the franchise "changed everything" for his career.
- He reflected on a post–Hunger Games stretch of fewer offers and auditions that taught him hard lessons about rejection.
- JoBlo reports he advanced far enough in the Spider-Man process to film an action-heavy screen test, though the role ultimately went to Andrew Garfield in 2012.
- Hutcherson currently leads Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, released last week with $114 million worldwide so far and a cool critical reception.