Overview

• Jesse Plemons will portray a young Plutarch Heavensbee, previously played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel.
• The film, titled 'Sunrise on the Reaping,' is set 24 years before the original series and explores Haymitch Abernathy's backstory during the 50th Hunger Games.
• Joseph Zada will play a young Haymitch Abernathy, with Whitney Peak as his girlfriend Lenore Dove and Mckenna Grace as fellow tribute Maysilee Donner.
• Francis Lawrence returns as director, with Billy Ray reprising his role as screenwriter to ensure continuity with the franchise.
• Filming is scheduled to begin in July 2025, with a theatrical release planned for November 20, 2026.