Overview
- Lionsgate released the first teaser on Nov. 20, 2025, with the film slated for theaters on Nov. 20, 2026.
- Set 24 years before the original series, the story centers on the 50th Hunger Games, presented as the Second Quarter Quell with doubled tributes.
- Joseph Zada appears as Haymitch Abernathy, while McKenna Grace is introduced as Maysilee Donner, the character linked to the franchise’s Mockingjay pin.
- The ensemble includes Elle Fanning as a young Effie Trinket, Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Jesse Plemons as a young Plutarch Heavensbee, and Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle.
- Francis Lawrence directs from a screenplay by Billy Ray, early fan reaction on social media skews positive, and Close’s striking transformation draws notable attention.