Overview

• Maya Hawke will portray Wiress, a former Hunger Games champion and District 12 mentor, previously played by Amanda Plummer in Catching Fire.
• Lili Taylor has been cast as Mags, another former victor-turned-mentor, a role originated by Lynn Cohen in Catching Fire.
• The film follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy, played by Joseph Zada, during the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell, featuring 48 tributes instead of the usual 24.
• Francis Lawrence returns to direct, with a screenplay by Billy Ray, and a release date set for November 20, 2026.
• The cast includes Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, and Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner.