Overview

• Joseph Zada will play the young Haymitch Abernathy, with Whitney Peak cast as Lenore Dove Baird, Haymitch's girlfriend and a member of the Covey.
• Mckenna Grace has been confirmed as Maysilee Donner, the other female tribute from District 12, while Jesse Plemons will portray a young Plutarch Heavensbee, a Capitol cameraman.
• Francis Lawrence, who directed previous Hunger Games films, will return to helm the adaptation, with Billy Ray attached as the screenwriter.
• Rumors suggest Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, and Emma Thompson may join the cast in supporting roles, though these have not been confirmed.
• The film will omit the book's connection between Maysilee Donner and Katniss Everdeen through the Mockingjay pin, due to changes made in the original movie series.