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TORONTO – Blue Mountain State’s Alan Ritchson has been cast as Gloss in Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire.

Ritchson will play a former Career tribute from District who along with his sister Cashmere competes in the Quarter Quell.

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He most recently starred in the CBS comedy pilot Super Fun Night, and played Thad Castle on Blue Mountain State, which aired on Spike TV for three seasons.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be directed by Francis Lawrence, and is produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in association with Jon Kilik.

Lionsgate and the filmmakers of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire announced today that Alan Ritchson has joined the film's cast in the role of Gloss. A former Career tribute from District 1, Gloss and his sister Cashmere are both competing in the Quarter Quell. Ritchson most recently starred in the CBS comedy pilot "Super Fun Night" with Rebel Wilson, and "Blue Mountain State", which aired on Spike TV for three seasons. Based on Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the...

Gloss was the male District 1 victor of the 63rd Hunger Games. He also participated as a Career tribute in the 75th Hunger Games, also known as the third Quarter Quell[1].

Contents

• 1 75th Hunger Games
  • 1.1 Training
  • 1.2 Interview
  • 1.3 Bloodbath
  • 1.4 Alliance
  • 1.5 Death
• 2 Victims
• 3 Physical description
• 4 Family
• 5 Trivia
• 6 References

75th Hunger Games

Gloss and Cashmere being reaped for the 75th Hunger Games.

Gloss was reaped from the pool of existing victors from District 1 to participate in the 75th Hunger Games in Catching Fire. He represented District 1, along with his sister, Cashmere,[1] and wore a sheer silver tunic at his reaping[2].

Training

He was present during training and spent a little time with Katniss Everdeen, when he and his sister invited her to practice making hammocks with them. Katniss described them as polite but cool. He stuck with his sister, and also mingled with the other stronger Career tributes and Peeta Mellark.[3] In the film, he showed exceptional skill with throwing knives[2]. Katniss says he got a very high training score, along with Cashmere[4].

Gloss in the Training Center

Interview

Gloss was also present during the interviews, where he thanked the people of Panem for showing kindness to him and his sister[4]. In the film, he called the people of the Capitol his beloved family, and claimed that no one could love him better[2]. He and his sister were among the victors who were trying to show how betrayed they all felt through their interviews. He joined hands with the other tributes as a sign of strength.[5][2] He wore a dark silver jacket, black pants, and boots[2].

Gloss running towards the Cornucopia.

Bloodbath

He was presumably a good swimmer, since he and Enobaria were the fourth and fifth people to make it to the Cornucopia. In the arena, Katniss noted that he wasn't particularly swift, as he was shot in the calf when he plunged into the waves trying to escape Katniss' arrows. This attack was not fatal; he managed to ignore the pain, and made it to the Cornucopia with his allies.[6]

In the film, Gloss nearly reached the Cornucopia at the same time as Katniss, but he tripped over a stone; when he reached the island, Katniss shot him in the calf[2].

Gloss after he was shot in the calf.

Alliance

Gloss was one of the members in the Career pack with Enobaria, Brutus, and his sister, Cashmere[6]. Soon after Finnick Odair, Peeta Mellark, Mags, and Katniss made their way out of the Cornucopia, Gloss and the other Careers made their way back there to pick off more tributes. After the bloodbath, the Career pack retreated to the jungle.

Death

Gloss being killed by Katniss, shortly after he killed Wiress.

The Career pack later made their way to the Cornucopia on day 2. Gloss was killed by Katniss, but in different ways between the books and movie. In the books, Gloss slit Wiress' throat while she was singing alone at the waterside, earning him an arrow in the temple[7]. On the other hand, in the film adaption, his death began the same but he ended up getting shot in the chest instead of the temple[2].

Gloss's death portrait.

Shortly afterwards, his body was thrown into the water when the Cornucopia spun[7]. Gloss placed 11th out of 24 tributes, while his sister placed 10th.

Victims

Since Gloss was a Career tribute, he most likely killed many tributes in his original Games and during the third Quarter Quell. On Day 2, he killed Wiress, which led to his death[7].

Physical description

Gloss and his sister, Cashmere, were both described as being classically beautiful[1]. He had caramel/blonde hair like his sister. Considering that both were Career tributes, Gloss and Cashmere were physically stronger than most of the other victors, being relatively young and from pampered District 1.

Family

"There's the classically beautiful brother and sister from District 1 who were victors two consecutive years when I was little."―Katniss on Gloss and Cashmere.[src]

Cashmere, his sister, was the only person mentioned in Gloss's family, both sharing a close relationship. Gloss and Cashmere won consecutive Games, and were presumably highly honored by District 1, as Career Districts honor their victors.

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