“Twice the number of tributes! Twice the glory!” This fall is heating up! Get ready for the next story in this epic sci-fi series. Lionsgate has launched their epic second official trailer for the sequel/prequel movie The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Ready for release starting in theaters November. A prequel to the original The Hunger Games stories, but also a sequel to the other recent The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes movie from 2023 (which was pretty good). It’s set to arrive in theaters on November 20th, 2026 in the fall later this year. Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem and follows young Haymitch Abernathy 24 years before the events of THG, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. Something major will go down this time that will change the games forever. This has an exceptional cast: Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow, Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Elle Fanning as young Effie Trinket, Mckenna Grace as tribute Maysilee Donner, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Whitney Peak, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. The more they show from it, the better it looks! Might end up rivaling Catching Fire as one of the best THG movies. I’m so down for this.
Here’s the second trailer for Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, via YouTube:
You can watch the epic full trailer for Lawrence’s THG: Sunrise on the Reaping right here and the teaser.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is once again directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Francis Lawrence, director of the movies Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, Hunger Games: Catching Fire + Mockingjay 1 & 2 + The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Long Walk previously. The screenplay is written by Billy Ray. It’s based on the novel written by Suzanne Collins which was originally published in 2025. It’s produced by Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Francis Lawrence. Lionsgate will debut Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping in theaters worldwide on November 20th, 2026 in the fall later this year. Any good? Who wants to watch?
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