Overview

• Iris Apatow and Edvin Ryding will portray Capitol University students Proserpina and Vitus, rounding out the ensemble as principal photography kicks off.
• Francis Lawrence is directing from a screenplay by Billy Ray, with Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson producing alongside executive producer Cameron MacConomy.
• The story revisits Panem’s 50th Hunger Games, focusing on Haymitch Abernathy’s early experiences during the Second Quarter Quell.
• International distribution agreements have been secured with Leonine in Germany, Metropolitan in France, Nordisk in Scandinavia and Belga in the Benelux.
• Suzanne Collins’s prequel novel sold 1.5 million copies in its first week and topped major bestseller charts, bolstering a franchise that has grossed over $3.3 billion.