Overview
- Lionsgate launched the first teaser and released initial images and a poster across official channels, kicking off the film’s marketing push.
- The movie is slated to open in theaters and IMAX on November 20, 2026.
- Set 24 years before the original films, the story centers on the 50th Hunger Games, where the Second Quarter Quell doubles the field to 48 tributes.
- Joseph Zada stars as young Haymitch, joining an ensemble that includes Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Mckenna Grace, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, and others.
- Francis Lawrence directs from Billy Ray’s screenplay with producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson returning, as coverage highlights a stylized period look and notes a possible—unconfirmed—Woody Harrelson voice in the teaser.