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Ask me anything

Actor Josh Hutcherson talks pranking Jennifer Lawrence and weird experience­s with fans

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How was it working with Seth Rogen on Future Man?

Amazing. Seth’s whole creative team is ridiculous. His humour is [goofy] but he’s also a very chilled guy who really enjoys pottery.

If you were on the run, what other actor would you take?

It’s between Joaquin Phoenix and Tom Hanks. With Joaquin, you wouldn’t know what you were getting yourself into. And Tom is the dad of the world, so you’d be safe anywhere.

What’s the weirdest rumour you’ve heard about yourself?

I don’t go on social media much, and there was a rumour going round that I’d died because I was trending. This is the world we live in – an actor is trending on Twitter and it means they have died.

Your dream superpower?

Teleportin­g. Being able to snap your fingers and arrive anywhere would be cool. I could be like, “Hey, I’m going to check out the pyramids in Egypt for a second.”

There’s a zombie invasion – what’s your plan of action?

I would get out to the wilderness and have a motorbike

I could fit my girlfriend and two dogs on. Motorbikes are a great way to get around because you can weave in between the traffic. I would find a clean water source and set up a little farm.

Tell us something surprising about yourself?

I’m terrible at interior design. I got a new house last May and, as much as I love directing, which is a very visual medium, for some reason when it comes

to a house,

I cannot do it. I buy furniture and I’m like, “Why did I do that? It doesn’t work.” I’m a disaster.

Jennifer Lawrence has admitted to pulling pranks on the Hunger Games set. How about you?

My pranking days are behind me now unfortunat­ely, but when we were shooting The Hunger Games, there was a very realistic life-size human recreation of one of the characters who had been stung by tracker jackers [giant wasps]. We put it in the bathroom in Jen’s trailer and waited to hear what happened. She actually peed herself. Terrified.

Strangest fan interactio­n?

I was at home in Kentucky one Christmas Eve and the doorbell rang. It was two sisters who were about 12 years old. Their mum had driven them down from Chicago [about 400 miles]. I was having a family dinner with my grandparen­ts. Another time, one fan asked me if I could sign their arm with a Sharpie, and later I randomly saw them in the street and they showed me that they’d tattooed over my exact signature.

Future Man Season 3 (the final season) is on Amazon Prime now

 ??  ?? The Walking Dead ’s Daryl: also a biker
The Walking Dead ’s Daryl: also a biker
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Seth Rogen: keen potter

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