Overview

• Joseph Zada will portray a young Haymitch Abernathy, with Whitney Peak cast as Lenore Dove Baird, his girlfriend, in the highly anticipated prequel.
• Set 24 years before Katniss Everdeen's story, the film delves into the 50th Hunger Games, which features a deadly twist of 48 tributes instead of the usual 24.
• Francis Lawrence returns as director, with Billy Ray adapting Suzanne Collins's bestselling novel, published in March 2025.
• Scheduled for a November 20, 2026 release, the film is produced by Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, continuing the franchise’s legacy.
• The Hunger Games series has grossed over $3.3 billion globally, with this installment poised to expand its dystopian lore and emotional depth.