Overview
- Glenn Close will portray Drusilla Sickle, the Capitol escort for District 12 tributes, and Billy Porter will play her estranged husband Magno Stift.
- They join an ensemble led by Joseph Zada as a young Haymitch Abernathy alongside returning franchise actors Elle Fanning and Ralph Fiennes.
- Francis Lawrence is directing from a screenplay by Billy Ray, with Color Force producing and Lionsgate distributing.
- Production is slated to begin in July 2025 ahead of the prequel’s November 20, 2026 release in theaters.
- The film adapts Suzanne Collins’ novel, which sold 1.5 million copies in its first week, as part of a franchise that has grossed over $3.3 billion globally.