The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping adds a new batch of tributes to the already impressive cast list.
Earlier this week, Jhaleil Swaby was cast as Panache, one of the tributes from District 1. Today, The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping is adding three more tributes. Laura Marcus stars as Silka, another tribute from District 1. She is known for her work in Andor season 2. Percy Daggs IV has been cast as Ampert Latier, a tribute from District 3 and Beetee’s son. Daggs previously appeared in the Paradise series. Rada Rae will star as Wellie, a tribute from District 6. She is known for her work in Exterritorials and Nine Perfect Strangers.
They joins previously announced cast members Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close, Billy Porter and Kieran Culkin.
The Lionsgate film is based on Suzanne Collins’s bestselling novel. It was published on March 18 and received wide acclaim. The book sold 1.5 million copies in its first week of release in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Notably, the 1.2 million copies sold in its first week in the U.S. are twice the first-week sales of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. These sales are also three times those of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay.
STORY
The story takes place 40 years after the prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. This prequel focuses on a young Coriolanus Snow, 24 years before the events of the original tale, as led by Katniss Everdeen. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is scheduled for release in cinemas on November 20, 2026. This new prequel tells the events of the second Quarter Quell (the fiftieth Hunger Games). In this event, the fan-favourite character Haymitch Abernathy is the lead.
DIRECTION
Francis Lawrence, who directed all the films in the franchise except the first, returns to the director’s chair. Billy Ray, who co-wrote the screenplay for the first film, is also making a comeback. The producers are Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson from Color Force, while Cameron MacConomy serves as an executive producer.
Stay tuned for more casting news and announcements as filming for The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping gets closer.
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