Overview

• Ralph Fiennes will portray a mid-era President Coriolanus Snow in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,' following Donald Sutherland and Tom Blyth in the role.
• The prequel film, based on Suzanne Collins' March 2025 novel, centers on 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy's journey through the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
• Joseph Zada leads the cast as Haymitch, with Maya Hawke as Wiress, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee, Lili Taylor as Mags, and Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee.
• Francis Lawrence returns to direct the film, working from a screenplay by Billy Ray, with a global release set for November 20, 2026.
• The casting of Fiennes, known for iconic villain roles like Voldemort, honors the late Donald Sutherland's legacy as Snow in the original series.