It is strange that a character who was not even mentioned by name in the first installment of The Hunger Games ended up changing the entire course of the story. Seneca Crane planned the 74th (and most controversial) Hunger Games, which also marked his third year as the Head Gamemaker (according to the films). He had a much larger role in the movie, in which he was portrayed by Wes Bentley (best known for Interstellar, Ghost Rider, American Beauty). As producer Nina Jacobson told The Hollywood Reporter, “We […] felt he had the sophistication to capture the arrogance and intelligence of Seneca without becoming a mustache-twirling cliché.”