Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Lawrence and Hutcherson will reprise Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in the new film.
- Theatrical release is scheduled for November 20, 2026.
- 'Sunrise on the Reaping' is set 24 years before the original story and follows a young Haymitch Abernathy, portrayed by Joseph Zada.
- Francis Lawrence is reportedly in talks to direct after leading most prior Hunger Games installments.
- An expanded cast includes Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin, Jesse Plemons, Maya Hawke, and Billy Porter, with Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson producing and a screenplay by Billy Ray.