US EditionThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Movie Casts Haymitch and Lenore Dove
- Joseph Zada and Whitney Peak received leading roles in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
- The upcoming movie serves as a prequel based on Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel about young Haymitch Abernathy.
- Zada portrays the 16-year-old Haymitch, a future mentor, while Peak plays his girlfriend, Lenore Dove Baird.
- This sixth franchise film is set 24 years before the original and debuts in theaters November 20, 2026.
- The casting continues the series tradition of launching young actors into prominent roles in the dystopian world of Panem.
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'The Hunger Games' prequel 'Sunrise on the Reaping' casts its young Woody Harrelson
Joseph Zada will play Haymitch Abernathy, the fan-favorite character originated by Harrelson in the 2012 movie. Hugh Stewart; Lionsgate Joseph Zada will play Woody Harrelson's character in the new 'Hunger Games' prequelThe Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping is one step closer to happening.The movie has cast the younger version of Haymitch Abernathy, the beloved character that Woody Harrelson portrays in several of the films based on Suz…
'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' Casts Its Haymitch and Lenore
Sunrise on the Reaping hit bookshelves in March 2025, but fans won’t have to wait long to see the latest Hunger Games prequel get the movie treatment. Lionsgate ordered the movie The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping at the same time author Suzanne Collins announced the book about Haymitch Abernathy was on the way. Producer Nina Jacobson explained that this allowed the studio to start developing the film early. “We’re much further along than …
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