Overview
- Ralph Fiennes will portray President Coriolanus Snow, following Donald Sutherland's iconic role in the original Hunger Games films.
- The prequel, based on Suzanne Collins's March 2025 novel, explores the early life of Haymitch Abernathy in Panem's dystopian world.
- Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, and Jesse Plemons join the cast as young Haymitch Abernathy, Lenore Dove Baird, and young Plutarch Heavensbee, respectively.
- Francis Lawrence, who directed past Hunger Games films, returns to helm the project, maintaining continuity in the franchise.
- Lionsgate confirms a November 2026 theatrical release, building on the success of the 2023 prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.'