Overview
- Lionsgate released the first teaser on Nov. 20, offering initial footage and confirming Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy.
- The clip logged 109 million global views in 24 hours, the studio’s second-biggest trailer launch, according to Deadline.
- Francis Lawrence returns to direct from Billy Ray’s screenplay, with producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson continuing their stewardship.
- The ensemble features Elle Fanning as young Effie Trinket, Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman and Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, while Glenn Close’s striking transformation drew heavy fan attention.
- Set 24 years before the original saga during the Second Quarter Quell, the film is in production in Europe, with shoots reported in Spain and Germany, and is slated for Nov. 20, 2026.