Overview

• Elle Fanning has been cast as a young Effie Trinket, a Capitol stylist, stepping into a role originally played by Elizabeth Banks.
• Kieran Culkin joins the ensemble as Caesar Flickerman, the charismatic host of the Hunger Games, previously portrayed by Stanley Tucci.
• The film, directed by franchise veteran Francis Lawrence, adapts Suzanne Collins' 2025 novel set during the Second Quarter Quell, 24 years before the original series.
• The cast also includes Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, and Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, among other notable actors.
• Production is set to begin in July 2025, with the theatrical release scheduled for November 20, 2026, continuing the legacy of a franchise that has grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide.