We have our first look at the <em>Hunger Games</em> prequel film, Sunrise on the Reaping!
The film will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. The movie follows a young Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada), in a role made famous by Woody Harrelson. Gossip Girl‘s Whitney Peak plays his love interest, Lenore Dove Baird. If you don’t know, Haymitch ends up winning the games.
Elle Fanning portrays young Effie Trinket, Ralph Fiennes plays younger President Coriolanus Snow, Kieran Culkin plays young Caesar Flickerman, Jesse Plemons plays young Plutarch Heavensbee, and more. The film also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Glenn Close, Maya Hawke, Mckenna Grace, and Billy Porter.
The film hits theaters one year from today on November 20, 2026.
Watch the trailer above!
Photos: Lionsgate
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