Lionsgate Debuts First Footage From Hunger Games Prequel ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’

Overview

• Lionsgate released a nostalgia‑driven lookback on Friday that ends with the first footage from The Hunger Games: The Sunrise on the Reaping.
• The prequel centers on the morning of the 50th Hunger Games and follows a young Haymitch Abernathy, 24 years before the original story.
• The new clip shows Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Lili Taylor as Mags, and Joseph Zada as Haymitch.
• Francis Lawrence directs from a script by Billy Ray adapting Suzanne Collins’ novel, with a theatrical release set for November 20, 2026.
• The promo intercuts archival scenes with new cast reveals under the recurring prompt “remember,” while earlier reports of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson returning remain unconfirmed in this footage.