Hunger Games: Lily Rabe Explains Why She Gave up Her Role

I’ll never forget when news broke that Lily Rabe scored the role of Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. I was a new fan courtesy of American Horror Story: Murder House and Asylum, and was thrilled to see someone super talented join one of my favorite film franchises. But then, about seven months later, news broke that Rabe had to drop out due to a previous commitment and that Gwendoline Christie would be taking the role instead. Given that I was also a huge fan of the Game of Thrones breakout, it was a solid swap right there, but still, one might wonder, what was so important that Rabe would pass on being part of one of the biggest film franchises at the time? With her new Amazon series Tell Me Your Secrets due out on February 19th, Rabe joined us for an episode of Collider Ladies Night and while running through her filmography, I had to ask about what happened with The Hunger Games. Check out what she said in this clip! #TheHungerGames #HungerGames #LilyRabe For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit https://collider.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL   / collider     / collider     / collider