Josh Hutcherson Reacts to the ‘Whistle’ Edit and Jennifer Lawrence’s Viral

Yes, Josh Hutcherson has seen the “Whistle” edit.

The actor sat down with ET’s Ash Crossan this week to talk about his role in the upcoming Jason Statham action flick, The Beekeeper, but first had to answer some questions about that infamous fan edit — which has recently resurfaced on TikTok.

“I love it. It’s great,” Hutcherson joked of the 2014 YouTube video, which has amassed over 11 million views to date.  “Somebody said it became, like, the new Rickroll… I’m like, this is just wild and I don’t know why.”

The actor admitted that he’s not on social media, so he didn’t understand at first why pictures from “some old photoshoot” were going viral.

“Then finally, over the holidays, my brother and his boyfriend were like, ‘We need to sit you down and explain to you what’s happening online,” Hutcherson recalled. “And so they gave me a rundown. They showed me all these videos and we were all laughing about it.”

“When somebody first told me, ‘The Whistle Song,’ I, in my mind, went to [Too $hort’s] ‘Blow The Whistle,'” he added with a laugh. “And then when I saw it, I was like, oh, it’s that whistle [Flo Rida’s ‘Whistle’]. Ah, OK. I don’t get it, but I’m here for it.”

While he might be oblivious about his new viral fame, the actor can at least acknowledge the continued (and recently renewed) love for his Hunger Games role as Peeta Mellark. And while he hasn’t yet seen the prequel film A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, he remains enthusiastic about the franchise and its passionate fanbase.

“I’ve heard it’s great,” Hutcherson shared. “I’m really curious, ’cause the world of Hunger Games has obviously been really interesting to me for a long time.”

“I mean that was one of the biggest moments of my entire life, was making those movies,” he continued. “It was really weird driving around and seeing Hunger Games billboards and feeling like I should be at a press junket… We need to have a reunion, it’s been too long.”

Hutcherson also shared his appreciation for co-star Jennifer Lawrence’s viral Golden Globes moment, where she mimed to the camera that she was ready to leave the awards if she didn’t win for Best Performance by an Actress in a Film – Musical or Comedy, for her side-spllitting rom-com, No Hard Feelings. (Spoiler alert: she didn’t win, but celebrated in a big way for pal Emma Stone)

“She was really funny,” he laughed. “She probably left, too.”

In The Beekeeper, Hutcherson plays against type as narcissistic nepo baby Derrick Danforth. The son of the United States president, Derrick is plenty well off, but still finds twisted pleasure in a phishing scheme that robs elderly citizens of their life savings.

“It has such a weird dark comedy element to it,” Hutcherson said of the film. “Derrick, my character, just in his twisted, unhinged mind and outlook on things, I thought, like, ‘Wow, I’m not the actor that most people think of to come in and play this guy.’ And so to really step up and do something like this was like a dream come true.”

“We kind of landed on this wildly insecure guy who has so much money, so much privilege, and sees people as cockroaches basically,” he continued. “Mix snakeskin boots and leopard print shirts and greens and golds and…