Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson Are Back for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are acceptable to reprise their roles arsenic Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, respectively, successful 2026’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise connected the Reaping, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

No specifics of their planned quality person been different discussed but, arsenic Sunrise connected the Reaping is acceptable 24 years earlier the events of the archetypal film, it’s wide immoderate benignant of clip leap volition beryllium necessary. Those who person already work Hunger Games writer Suzanne Collins’ Sunrise connected the Reaping novel, published successful March this year, volition already person an thought of however and erstwhile Katniss and Peeta are apt to popular up successful this adaptation.

The debut trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise connected the Reaping was released past month, a twelvemonth retired from its November 20, 2026 merchandise date. It volition beryllium the sixth installment of The Hunger Games movie franchise.

Sunrise connected the Reaping acts arsenic some a prequel to the archetypal bid and a sequel to the archetypal Hunger Games prequel story, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes arrived arsenic a caller successful 2020, and a movie adaptation starring Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler followed successful 2023.

Directed by Francis Lawrence (who has helmed the Hunger Games films since Catching Fire), Sunrise connected the Reaping volition prima Joseph Zada, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Jesse Plemons, and Kieran Culkin.

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