Overview

• The film adapts Suzanne Collins’ March novel by depicting 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy’s ordeal in the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell.
• Lionsgate began shooting in July with Joseph Zada cast to play the young version of Haymitch Abernathy.
• The ensemble includes rising talents like Whitney Peak alongside franchise veterans Elle Fanning, Jesse Plemons, Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor and Ralph Fiennes.
• Josh Hutcherson, who originated Peeta Mellark, says he hasn’t been approached but thinks it “would be cool” to return for a cameo.
• Sunrise on the Reaping is slated for a worldwide theatrical release on November 20, 2026.