Good article on the Hunger Games cast for Catching Fire.
'Catching Fire' update: Casting for Finnick and Beetee; Leo is not the new Mags
Finally comes the former victor from District 3, Beetee. Described as small, wiry, with ashen skin and black hair, Beetee is known for his amazing mind. He won his own Hunger Games with an electronic trap crafted from special wire. His weakness? Need for glasses to see, and maybe a partner who has trouble speaking (named Wiress).
Small, dark haired, ashen skinned? Tony Shalhoub has been offered the role of Beetee. Notoriously known for his role in "Monk," Shalhoub's acting career has spanned a wide range of work, from "Cars" to "Wings."
"Shaloub would be the perfect foil for Amanda Plummer’s Wiress; we already know from Monk that Tony can do intelligent and twitchy," reports Halle Kiefer of VH1.
Additionally, Amanda Plummer has been confirmed for Wiress, Beetee's companion during the Games. Wiress is so shy (possibly "unhinged"
that she rarely completes sentences, leaving her reliant on Beetee to finish them for her. Despite this, she is an intuitive, intellectual genius. Meanwhile, Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast as Plutarch Heavensbee.
http://www.examiner.com/article/catching-fire-update-casting-for-finnick-and-beetee-leo-is-not-the-new-mags
