The Hunger Games' Rue Finally Forgives Her Killer 10 Years Later

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At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Amandla Stenberg forgave Jack Quaid for killing their character Rue in 2012’s The Hunger Games. The first Hunger Games film, released over a decade ago, featured Stenberg at just fourteen years old in their breakout role as Rue, a young tribute from District Eleven. The young adult blockbuster went on to make $694.4 million globally, as well as spawning three sequel films and an in-the-works prequel which is set to star Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer. The Hunger Games saga’s success led to attempts to replicate the magic, sparking a boom of dystopian young adult films such as Divergent and The Giver. However, The Hunger Games has maintained a firm place in the pop culture zeitgeist.

One reason for The Hunger Games’ lasting impact rests on one of the film’s most emotional moments — Rue’s death. The twelve-year-old tribute was introduced as one of Katniss’ competitors in the arena, and the two struck up a fast friendship. Rue reminded Katniss of her sister Prim and her reasons for fighting and kept the main character in touch with her humanity. Tragically, when a District 1 career tribute named Marvel, portrayed by Jack Quaid (The Boys), set a trap for Katniss, his spear missed her and killed Rue instead. 

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Now, it seems that Stenberg is ready to forgive their on-screen murderer. In an E! News interview from Comic-Con, Stenberg addresses Quaid with a deadpan expression. See what she had to say below:

“Hello, Jack. It's been so many years. It's taken me time to recover. Sometimes I still get a jabbing pain through my abdomen and I'm reminded of the time you murdered me. But we all have our faults and I forgive you.”