Overview

• Elle Fanning told MTV that persistent online demands prompted Lionsgate to offer her the role of young Effie Trinket in Sunrise on the Reaping.
• Hunger Games co-casting directors Debra Zane and Dylan Jury said the match between fan wish lists and the official choice was purely coincidental.
• Original Effie Trinket actress Elizabeth Banks sent Fanning celebratory flowers and praised her as the perfect fit for the part.
• Principal photography for Sunrise on the Reaping began on July 25 and continues across multiple filming locations.
• The adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s second prequel novel is directed by Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by Billy Ray, and remains on track for its November 20, 2026 release.