{"id":673140,"date":"2026-11-02T23:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/673140\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T23:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:38:11","slug":"the-hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping-coming-to-meta-vr-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/673140\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Coming to Meta VR Glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLionsgate<\/a> and Meta<\/a> have unveiled a deal to bring a 3D-converted The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping to Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s VR glasses after a theatrical run.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 3D conversion by DNEG, the Oscar-winning visual effects and animation studio, has already been done ahead of the Sunrise on the Reaping\u2019s theatrical release date on Nov. 20. Meta partnered on the 3D conversion so the movie could eventually play on its VR glasses, distinct from its heavier VR headset, when they become available to consumers in spring 2027.<\/p>\n

\n\tScreening the latest Hunger Games movie on Meta VR glasses is as director Francis Lawrence intended. \u201cFrom the beginning, we wanted The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping to feel visceral and immersive, pulling audiences deep into Haymitch\u2019s experience,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cAdapting the film for 3D gave us another creative tool to bring audiences even closer to his perspective. I\u2019m excited for people to see the film on the big screen and ultimately experience it in an entirely new way on Meta\u2019s VR glasses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSunrise on the Reaping is a direct sequel to 2023\u2019s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and both films serve as prequels to Lionsgate\u2019s main Hunger Games movie series that was released from 2012 to 2015. In all, there have been six movies in the franchise.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs we continue to explore new ways for audiences to experience The Hunger Games, we\u2019re thrilled to partner with Meta on this first-of-its-kind collaboration,\u201d Jim Packer, chief revenue officer at the major studio, added in his own statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeta earlier worked with director James Cameron to make a 3D film he directed with Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour, exclusively available to rent or buy on the Meta VR devices, including the lightweight VR glasses to launch next year. And Meta is also on board with Disney,<\/a> which provides 3D films via Disney+. The latest deal with Lionsgate partners to convert a feature film into 3D for a theatrical release before play on its VR glasses.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith our upcoming VR glasses, we\u2019re proud to create premium entertainment the way it\u2019s meant to be felt, and Lionsgate is an ideal partner because of the artistic strength and global appeal of its franchises,\u201d Sarah Malkin, head of entertainment for Meta\u2019s Reality Labs, which houses its VR headsets, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tBased on the bookseries by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games franchise has generated over $3.3 billion at the global box office across five films and a major stage production in London and a theme park attraction in Dubai is also planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lionsgate and Meta have unveiled a deal to bring a 3D-converted The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":673141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,8993,1226,270],"class_list":["post-673140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lionsgate","tag-meta","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/673141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}