Whitney Peak faces fear and the fear of not being perfect while starring as Lenore Dove Baird in the upcoming prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, opening in theaters on Friday.
- Whitney Peak stars as Lenore Dove Baird in the new prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, opening in theaters on Friday.
- The 23-year-old actress plays the girlfriend of Haymitch Abernathy in the film, set 24 years before the original story.
- Peak told The New York Times that reading the novels by Suzanne Collins helped her embrace making mistakes.
Actress Whitney Peak felt a mix of excitement and nervousness about stepping into the franchise prior to the production of Sunrise on the Reaping, the newest installment in the Hunger Games series.
“It becomes sort of a habit to think you can’t do things,” Peak told The New York Times. “Then something forces you to push yourself, and then there’s that high of just facing fear.”
Peak portrays Lenore Dove Baird in the film, which arrives in theaters on Friday and is set 24 years prior to the events of the initial Hunger Games movie. Her character belongs to the Covey community in District 12 and serves as the romantic partner to Haymitch Abernathy, a participant in the 50th Hunger Games.
At age 23, Peak found herself attracted to her character’s self-assurance after perusing the celebrated books penned by Suzanne Collins, ultimately walking away from the shoot with a heightened sense of courage.
“I’m just a little bit less afraid of not being perfect or making mistakes,” she told The New York Times.
“Just show up to work and give it your all, and if you make a fool of yourself, then who cares?” she said.
During a telephone conversation conducted prior to the movie’s premiere, Peak discussed several topics, including literature she had gone through earlier in the year, the benefits of taking a nap, and her preferred soup located in Lower Manhattan.
“Oh my God, I’m a huge napper,” Peak told The New York Times.
“Being an actress, so much of it is hurrying up and waiting, so you have to get really good at napping because you can have breaks anywhere from five minutes to three hours,” she said.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Actress | Whitney Peak |
| Character | Lenore Dove Baird |
| Film | Sunrise on the Reaping |
| Release Date | Friday |
“I can pretty much sleep in any condition, except I’m really bad at sleeping while sitting down,” she told The New York Times. “I don’t play with my sleep.”
