'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' Unveils New Cast Photos
The film arrives in theaters in November
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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the film set between The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and the original Hunger Games trilogy, has received a series of new photos published by Entertainment Weekly. Check out the looks below of Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle, Elle Fanning as Effie, and more.
New look at ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING.’
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In theaters on November 20.
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New look at Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING.’
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New look at Caesar Flickerman & Effie Trinket in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING’.
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Played by Kieran Culkin and Elle Fanning.
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Everything is not what it seems. 🪄
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Get ready to enter the colorful yet heartbreaking world of ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ with Glenn Close, Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak, and Joseph Zada on EW’s latest cover.
The cast takes us inside the making of Haymitch Abernathy’s… pic.twitter.com/nIEyl40QaB
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is scheduled to premiere on November 20.
Everything you need to know about The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Once again directed by Francis Lawrence, who helmed every feature film in the saga except the first, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping adapts the book of the same name released early in 2025. It was also announced that Billy Ray wrote the screenplay.
The film’s cast includes some major names. Joseph Zada will play the lead, Haymitch Abernathy, who was portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the films starring Jennifer Lawrence. Elle Fanning will play Effie Trinket, McKenna Grace is Maysilee Donner, Maya Hawke will play Wiress, and Ben Wang plays Wyatt Callow. Among the older characters are Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle, Scot Greenan as Burdock Everdeen, Grace Ackary as Astric March, Melody Chikakane Brown as Meeney, and Jefferson White as Mr. McCoy.
The the official synopsis of the book reads: "As the day dawns on the 50th annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight ... and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena".
Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on November 20, 2026.
