A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Kieran Culkin would officially be joining the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, taking on the role of Caesar Flickerman, which was previously played by Stanley Tucci in the original four films that ran from 2012 to 2015.

Sunrise on the Reaping, the cast list for the upcoming prequel has become the certified stuff of dreams for fans of the franchise. Ralph Feinnes, Maya Hawke, Jesse Plemons, and Elle Fanning are just some of the names that have signed up to adapt Suzanne Collins' book that focuses on games won by Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson in the earlier films and played here by Joseph Zada).

Before he makes his Hunger Games debut as Caesar Flickerman, Kieran Culkin is asking fans to lower their expectations. Here’s what he said.