Josh Hutcherson Seen 'Whistle' Edit Memes: 'I Don't Get It'

Hunger Games And Five nights with Freddy's star Josh Hutcherson has seen the 'Whistle' montage videos that people have been sharing online, featuring images of him edited onto a cover of Flo Rida's song 'Whistle. The Rickroll-like meme format went viral on platforms like TikTok in late November and continues to inspire viral videos. Now Hutcherson has responded: In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Posted Tuesday, the actor said he has seen the memes, and while he doesn't “get it,” he is “here for it.”

In the video interview, Entertainment Tonight's Ash Crossan asks Hutcherson to talk about “the 'Whistle' edit.” “I love it. It's amazing,” says Hutcherson. “It's like someone said it looked like the new Rickroll, and I'm like, This is just wild. I don't know where it came from. It's the most random video, and when I saw it I thought: Oh it is That 'Whistle.' Ahhh okay. I was like, I don't get it, but I'm for it.”

End of November, a fan edit The use of several photos of Hutcherson went viral on platforms like TikTok. On the acoustic cover of 'Whistle', the video became a viral trend as people started editing the video into other videos as a surprise. The meme went viral, with top videos with over 2.2 million views.

Hutcherson says he's heard of the trend, but isn't on social media platforms, so he didn't know much about it. During the holidays, his brother and his brother's friend talked to him about it. “So they gave me a rundown, they showed me all these videos, we all laughed about it,” he says. “It's wild.” The actor also spoke about the videos when he appeared The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Hutcherson also speculated on one key detail of the edit: the possible origin of the iconic opening photo. In the interview, the actor speculated that it could have come from a Saturday evening live shoot, but says he just doesn't know.

It's all a bit surreal. Hutcherson has starred in several major media projects, including The hunger Games And bridge to Terabithiaand he plays the villain in the new Jason Statham movie The beekeeper. But now he's become the face of a 2012 Flo Rida cover.