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\nThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will be in cinemas on the 20th of November<\/p>\n
Jennifer Lawrence confirms Hunger Games return for herself and co-stars<\/p>\n
Jennifer Lawrence has confirmed she will reprise her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping.<\/p>\n
The US actress, 36, also revealed Josh Hutcherson and Woody Harrelson will return as Peeta Mellark and Haymitch Abernathy respectively in the upcoming film.<\/p>\n
\nThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will be in cinemas on the 20th of November<\/p>\n
It follows months of speculation about whether the original cast will appear in the latest addition to the franchise, which is a prequel set 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games.<\/p>\n
Appearing on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Lawrence reflected on how it felt to return to the series that made her a star.<\/p>\n
“It was unbelievable,” she told host Alex Cooper. “It was so crazy. It was the same crew.<\/p>\n
“With Josh and Woody, it was so emotional.<\/p>\n
“Josh and I didn’t walk to the bathroom without our arms around each other. It was so beautiful.”<\/p>\n
The actress joked: “Woody, obviously, came through the window of my hotel room uninvited.<\/p>\n
“It wouldn\u2019t be the same if he listened to boundaries or used a door.”<\/p>\n
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The first Hunger Games film was released in 2012 and was based on Suzanne Collins\u2019s best-selling dystopian novel about a totalitarian society that forces young people to fight to the death on live television.<\/p>\n
The franchise spawned a series of blockbuster films and helped propel Lawrence and Hutcherson to global fame.<\/p>\n
Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin and Amandla Stenberg also starred in the hit franchise.<\/p>\n
Collins expanded The Hunger Games universe in 2020 with her prequel novel The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, which was adapted into a film released in 2023 starring Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth and Hunter Schafer.<\/p>\n
Her latest instalment, Sunrise On The Reaping, was published in 2025.<\/p>\n
After the film adaptation was announced, speculation grew about a return of the original cast, as the novel features an epilogue with the original characters Katniss, Peeta and Haymitch.<\/p>\n
The upcoming film stars Joseph Zada as a younger Haymitch during the brutal events of the 50th Hunger Games, in which he competes alongside fellow tributes including Maysilee Donner, played by Mckenna Grace.<\/p>\n
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping will be released in cinemas on 20 November.<\/p>\n
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