A caller dawn is rising successful "The Hunger Games" beingness (literally).
"The Hunger Games: Sunrise connected the Reaping" is group to deed theaters connected November 20, taking fans backmost into the world of Panem. This time, they will spot it done the eyes of a young Haymitch Abernathy arsenic he competes arsenic a District 12 tribute 24 years earlier the events of Suzanne Collins' original trilogy.
Fans person been eagerly awaiting the movie since it was first announced successful 2024, earlier the caller it is based connected was moreover published. A caller trailer released connected Wednesday offers a glimpse into the high-stakes world Haymitch finds himself successful erstwhile he is taken to the Capitol, from a melodramatic tribute parade to a stand-off pinch President Snow.
Here's everything we cognize astir the movie truthful far.
'Sunrise connected the Reaping,' the 6th 'Hunger Games' movie, will deed theaters successful November 2026
"Sunrise connected the Reaping" was published successful March 2025, and it is the 2nd prequel to Collins' immensely celebrated dystopian series, pursuing the 2020 merchandise of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes." Like "Ballad," the latest installment reveals cardinal lore astir the world of Panem, while staying existent to the bosom of Collins' original works.
Lionsgate announced it would move the communicative into a characteristic movie pursuing the occurrence of the "Ballad" adaptation, in conjunction pinch the novel's announcement successful June 2024.
At the time, Deadline reported that the film, "The Hunger Games: Sunrise connected the Reaping," would beryllium released connected November 20, 2026.
Francis Lawrence, the filmmaker who helmed each movie successful the bid isolated from the 2012 original, directed the movie from a book adapted by Billy Ray.
Nina Jacobson and her producing partner, Brad Simpson, returned to nutrient the prequel nether their Color Force banner. Jacobson told Variety successful March 2025 that her squad already had "a awesome draft" of the book and group filming locations earlier the book was moreover released.
Filming started successful the summertime of 2025
"Sunrise connected the Reaping" has a monolithic cast, mostly because Haymitch is reaped into the 2nd Quarter Quell. The 50th Hunger Games has doubly arsenic galore tributes competing, meaning 48 children from the districts are sent to the arena alternatively of 24.
In addition, the caller introduces readers to characters successful District 12 pinch connections to the different books successful the bid and features appearances by "Hunger Games" favorites specified arsenic Effie Trinket and Plutarch Heavensbee.
Lionsgate revealed the film's formed connected societal media, showing snippets of the characters' introductions successful the caller arsenic they burst into flame, revealing the actors portraying them.
The 'Sunrise connected the Reaping' formed includes:
- Haymitch Abernathy: Joseph Zada
- Lenore Dove Baird: Whitney Peak
- President Snow: Ralph Fiennes
- Effie Trinket: Elle Fanning
- Caesar Flickerman: Kieran Culkin
- Plutarch Heavensbee: Jesse Plemons
- Beetee Latier: Kelvin Harrison Jr.
- Wiress: Maya Hawke
- Mags Flanagan: Lili Taylor
- Maysilee Donner: Mckenna Grace
- Wyatt Callow: Ben Wang
- Louella McCoy: Molly McCann
- Lou Lou: Iona Bell
- Magno Stift: Billy Porter
- Drusilla Sickle: Glenn Close
- Panache: Jhaleil Swaby
- Ampert: Percy Daggs IV
- Silka: Laura Marcus
- Wellie: Rada Rae
- Maritte: Sky Frances
- Clayton: Salimou Thiam
- Ringina: Tatyana Muzondo
- Buck: John Doeble
- Kerna: Alina Reid
- Hull: Kaine Buffonge
- Willamae: Kara Tointon
- Sid: Smylie Bradwell
- Clerk Carmine: Jeffrey Hallman
- Woodbine: Serafin Mishiev
The film's star, Zada, is simply a comparative newcomer pinch a fistful of roles to his name. In March 2025, Jacobson told Variety her squad was looking for an character who could bring the aforesaid "mischief" Woody Harrelson brought to the domiciled successful the original trilogy without "impersonating" him.
"You want personification who very credibly feels for illustration they could beryllium a young type of this character, earlier the trauma and condolences and rage that the fallout of the Games create," Jacobson said. "Nobody tin beryllium Woody Harrelson, but Woody Harrelson."
Of the roles announced, Fiennes' and Fanning's castings arguably generated the astir buzz.
Fiennes, who is nary alien to movie franchises aft playing Voldemort successful the "Harry Potter" films, will beryllium offering the 3rd cinematic loop of President Coriolanus Snow.
Donald Sutherland originated the domiciled of the aging villain successful the 3 original "Hunger Games" films, and fans saw Tom Blyth's portrayal of Snow arsenic a young man successful the first prequel. Snow is the superior antagonist successful "Sunrise connected the Reaping," arsenic he is successful the original trilogy, and he makes immoderate chilling appearances successful the novel.
Elizabeth Banks played Effie Trinket, Katniss and Peeta's handler from the Capitol, successful the original "Hunger Games" trilogy, and the characteristic appears arsenic a young stylist successful "Sunrise connected the Reaping." Fans were eager to spot who would measurement into Banks' shoes because her capacity was truthful beloved successful the films, and Fanning's casting was met pinch overwhelming excitement.
Plemons will return complete the domiciled of Plutarch for Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Jeffrey Wright played Beetee Latier earlier Kelvin Harrison Jr. Interestingly, some Plemons and Harrison antecedently played Hoffman's and Wright's children successful different projects. Plemons was Hoffman's boy successful the 2012 movie "The Master," and Harrison was Wright's boy successful "Monster," released successful 2018.
Lawrence announced that filming for the task was group to statesman successful July 2025 astatine CinemaCon successful April 2025, and Zada and Grace were spotted together successful Spain that month.
Lionsgate released the astir enlightening trailer for the movie yet successful September 2026
On November 20, 2025, Lionsgate shared an charismatic teaser trailer for the movie to observe 1 twelvemonth until its release.
It gave viewers a glimpse of the arena for the 50th Hunger Games, showing Zada arsenic Haymitch opinionated connected a podium alongside his chap tributes successful a picturesque, hilly countryside.
Importantly, the teaser showed Lenore Dove giving Haymitch a striker pinch a vertebrate connected 1 extremity and a snake connected the other. The striker plays an important domiciled successful the book, was illustrated connected the book's cover, and was unveiled arsenic the charismatic logo for the movie successful a teaser clip released successful April 2025, making its quality breathtaking for fans of the text.
Both the teaser trailer and teaser clip ended pinch Harrelson's sound saying, "I deliberation these games are gonna beryllium different."
In December 2025, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson would beryllium reprising their roles arsenic Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark successful "Sunrise connected the Reaping," though the outlet didn't opportunity whether Harrelson would return alongside them aliases really they would look successful the film. In the "Sunrise connected the Reaping" book, Katniss and Peeta look successful the epilogue, which flashes guardant to Haymitch's life aft the events of "Mockingjay."
On April 13, 2026, Lionsgate released the first full-length trailer for the film. It offered a much broad look astatine the film's plot, focusing connected Haymitch's reaping and his clip astatine the Capitol earlier the Hunger Games really begin.
Clips of immoderate of the book's biggest moments appeared successful the trailer, including a chariot clang during the parade of tributes, Haymitch's unrecorded TV question and reply earlier he enters the arena, and a backstage speech betwixt Haymitch and President Snow.
The trailer is besides stacked pinch appearances from the star-studded cast. It features Kieran Culkin arsenic Caesar Flickerman, the domiciled Stanley Tucci played successful the original trilogy, and Maya Hawke arsenic a younger, little traumatized type of Wiress, an state to Katniss successful the 75th Quarter Quell and a mentor to Haymitch successful the 50th.
Hawke arsenic Wiress offers 1 of the astir chilling lines successful the trailer: "The arena, it's a sidesplitting machine. But each machines tin beryllium broken."
Lionsgate besides released a video introducing Haymitch to viewers connected July 4, which is some Reaping Day successful the "Hunger Games" beingness and Haymitch's birthday. It includes clips from the movie, arsenic good arsenic commentary from Lawrence, Jacobson, and Zada connected Haymitch arsenic a character.
Finally, the workplace shared a 2nd full-length trailer for the movie connected September 16, a small complete 2 months earlier the film's premiere. "Witness the opening of a revolution," the charismatic "The Hunger Games" Instagram relationship captioned the trailer.
The trailer gives a person look astatine Haymitch's acquisition successful the Capitol and the arena aft he is reaped for the Games, showing glimpses of his disastrous tribute parade and his activity to dismantle the arena from the wrong arsenic he competes.
It besides tees up his conflict pinch President Snow much straight than the different trailers. In 1 clip, Haymitch looks straight astatine Snow and claps successful a silent stadium, the lone sound of dissent arsenic Capitol loyalists look connected successful scary astatine this mini enactment of rebellion (and, successful Plutarch Heavensbee's case, successful awe).
Alongside the trailer, Lionsgate besides released 2 posters for the film, coining the slogan, "Challenge authority. Capitalize power."
The tributes from District 12 airs nether "challenge authority," while group from the Capitol, for illustration Snow and Heavensbee, are connected the "capitalize" poster.
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