Overview
- Set 24 years before the original story, the prequel centers on the 50th Games, a special edition that forces each district to send double the tributes.
- Joseph Zada leads as a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy under returning director Francis Lawrence, with a screenplay by Billy Ray and production by Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.
- The ensemble includes Elle Fanning as a young Effie Trinket, Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle, and Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Mckenna Grace, Billy Porter, Whitney Peak, and others.
- Footage emphasizes the Capitol’s cruelty and Haymitch’s formative trauma and features on-location vistas from Valle de Lago in Somiedo, Asturias, shot during summer 2025.
- The movie adapts Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel and has prompted immediate fan discussion following the release of the first official teaser.