Elle Fanning plays the younger version of Effie Trinket, Ralph Fiennes plays President Coriolanus Snow, Kieran Culkin stars as Caesar Flickerman, the TV host of the Hunger Games, and Jesse Plemons portrays a younger version of Plutarch Heavensbee. Other cast members include Kelvin Harrison Jr., Glenn Close, Maya Hawke, McKenna Grace, Billy Porter, Lili Taylor, Whitney Peak, Ben Wang, Molly McCann, Iona Bell, Edvin Ryding, Kara Tointon, and Percy Daggs IV.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is a sequel to the 2023 release, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and a prequel to the original film, The Hunger Games, released in 2012. It is based on the 2025 novel Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins.
Francis Lawrence is all set to reprise his role as the director of the films, with the majority of the film being shot in Spain, among other locations. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will be released in the United States and Canada on November 20, 2026.
