US Edition'Hunger Games' reveals new cast members for 'Sunrise on the Reaping': See who's joined
- Lionsgate is producing the film Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, releasing on November 20, 2026, set in Panem 24 years before the original series.
- The film, based on Suzanne Collins's March 2025 novel, centers on the 50th edition of the Hunger Games, a special event that features double the usual number of tributes, sending 48 children into the deadly competition.
- The narrative follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy from District 12, who is unexpectedly selected as a tribute. The cast features Joseph Zada portraying Haymitch, Lili Taylor as Mags, Maya Hawke taking on the role of Wiress, Kelvin Harrison Jr. As Beetee, Whitney Peak playing Lenore, and Mckenna Grace cast as Maysilee Donner.
- Lili Taylor, an Emmy nominee, plays Mags, a former champion and District 12 mentor, while Maya Hawke will portray Wiress, also a former champion and mentor; Kelvin Harrison Jr. Plays Beetee, a victor from District 3; Joseph Zada, a 20-year-old Australian actor, is cast as Haymitch.
- Francis Lawrence directs this prequel installment, continuing the franchise legacy, with the film’s release signaling Lionsgate’s return to the Hunger Games saga nearly a decade after the original films grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide.
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Lili Taylor joins 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' as Mags ahead of 2026 release
Lili Taylor has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s upcoming film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Mags, a former champion from District 4 and later mentor in the Games. Taylor steps into the role originally portrayed by Lynn Cohen in Catching Fire. The new film, based on the latest novel by Suzanne Collins, is set for release on November 20, 2026. Taylor joins an ensemble cast that includes Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, Whitney Peak …
Maya Hawke Joins ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ as Wiress
Maya Hawke has been cast in “Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” as Wiress, former Hunger Games champion-turned-District 12 mentor. Based on the second prequel novel from Suzanne Collins, “Sunrise on the Reaping” will revisit the dystopia of Panem nearly a quarter of a century before the events of the original “Hunger Games.” This chapter begins on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell. The st…
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