Tom Blyth Reveals Why He Hasn’t Spoken to Ralph Fiennes About Their Shared “Hunger Games ”Role (Exclusive)

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Tom Blyth; Ralph FiennesCredit: Bruce Glikas/WireImage; Jeff Spicer/Getty -

Tom Blyth told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that he hasn’t chatted with Ralph Fiennes about their shared Hunger Games role

The actors both portray Coriolanus Snow at different stages of his life in The Hunger Games film franchise through The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The latest Hunger Games movie, Sunrise on the Reaping, hits theaters on Nov. 20

Has Tom Blyth touched base with Ralph Fiennes about his portrayal of Coriolanus Snow in the upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping — after playing a younger version of the same character in a previous Hunger Games film?

“I haven’t talked to Ralph Fiennes,” Blyth, 31, told PEOPLE exclusively during the opening night of his new Broadway show, A Few Good Men, which is currently playing at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.

“I think he’s fine without my help,” he added with a laugh.

Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow in 2023’s ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’; Ralph Fiennes as Snow in the upcoming ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate (2)

Fiennes, 63, stars as the power-hungry and sinister Snow in the latest Hunger Games prequel movie, which takes place about two decades after the film in which Blyth starred as a younger version of the character, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.

Even though Blyth hasn’t communicated with Fiennes, he said he keeps in touch with a number of his costars and colleagues from 2023’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.

“I text with [film director] Francis Lawrence frequently,” Blyth told PEOPLE. “We’re all good friends, all the crew that did that.”

Still, Blyth said he hopes to see the latest installment in the Hunger Games film franchise, which hits theaters on Nov. 20, “soon.”

“It looks really great. They’ve done a really good job with it,” he said.

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Tom Blyth at opening night of ‘A Few Good Men’ in N.Y.C. on Oct. 29Credit: Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Blyth plays Lt. Daniel Kaffee in the Broadway revival of A Few Good Men, a role portrayed by Tom Cruise in the 1992 film adaptation.

Similar to his connection to Fiennes, Blyth told PEOPLE he also didn’t communicate with Cruise, 64, about their shared role.

“I’m trying to do my own thing,” he explained. “You wanna follow in someone’s footsteps — of like the great choices they made — but you don’t wanna follow in their shadow. I’m trying to make it my own.”

“The only way to keep it fresh and make it feel right is to make it feel like it’s the first time it’s ever happened,” continued Blyth.

“So as much as I love that performance of his and love the film, I’ve not watched it since I was younger, because I didn’t wanna copy or imitate,” added the star.

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on Nov. 20. Tickets for A Few Good Men can be purchased here.

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