Overview

• Lionsgate cameras rolled this week in Spain, officially kicking off principal photography on the second Hunger Games prequel.
• A 30-second behind-the-scenes teaser released on the film’s social channels offers the first glimpse of the Second Quarter Quell arena.
• Francis Lawrence directs from Billy Ray’s screenplay, reunited with producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force.
• Joseph Zada headlines as a young Haymitch Abernathy alongside Glenn Close, Elle Fanning and Ralph Fiennes in a star-studded ensemble.
• The adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s bestselling novel remains on track for its November 20, 2026 worldwide release.