On Thursday, Lionsgate released the first official teaser trailer for \u201cThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,\u201d the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins\u2019 2025 novel. Set 24 years before the events of the original franchise, the story follows a young Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) during the 50th Hunger Games.<\/p>\n
The trailer offers fans their first look at Zada as Haymitch, the role originally portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the \u201cHunger Games\u201d films. Zada, an Australian actor best known for his work<\/a> in the Amazon Prime Video series \u201cWe Were Liars,\u201d steps into the spotlight as the future mentor of District 12.<\/p>\n The upcoming film also stars Elle Fanning as a young Effie Trinket, taking over the character made iconic by Elizabeth Banks. Fanning is widely recognized for her roles<\/a> in \u201cMaleficent,\u201d \u201cSuper 8\u2033 and \u201cThe Great.\u201d<\/p>\n Ralph Fiennes joins the cast as President Coriolanus Snow, succeeding Donald Sutherland in the \u201cHunger Games\u201d films and following Tom Blyth\u2019s portrayal in the \u201cBallad of Songbirds and Snakes\u201d prequel, which highlighted young President Snow\u2019s journey in the capital of Panem. Fiennes is no stranger to playing the antagonist, playing Lord Voldemort in the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series and the Nazi commandant in \u201cSchindler\u2019s List,\u201d per IMDb<\/a>. <\/p>\n Kieran Culkin, known for<\/a> his childhood role in \u201cHome Alone\u201d and acclaimed work in \u201cSuccession,\u201d takes on the role Plutarch Heavensbee, originally portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the \u201cMockingjay\u201d films. The cast also includes Kelvin Harrison Jr., Glenn Close, Maya Hawke, Mckenna Grace, Billy Porter, Whitney Peak, Ben Wang, Molly McCann, Iona Bell and Percy Daggs IV. <\/p>\n Directed by Francis Lawrence<\/a>, who has helmed every \u201cHunger Games\u201d film except the first installment, and written by Billy Ray, \u201cSunrise on the Reaping\u201d is set to release exactly one year after the teaser trailer\u2019s debut, on Nov. 20, 2026, according to IMDb<\/a>. <\/p>\n Are fans excited? The short answer? Yes. Early reactions on X are overwhelmingly positive, with many fans eager for the newest \u201cHunger Games\u201d installment to arrive in theaters. <\/p>\n it hasn’t come out yet but i already think sunrise on the reaping will beat catching fire on my hunger games movie ranking<\/p>\n \u2014 viv \ud83d\udd2e (@vivientwt) November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n