In 2012 director Gary Ross brought Suzanne Collins’ # 1 New York Times Bestseller to life and kicked off a massive franchise that earned over $3Billion dollars. The series churned out three sequels that were all hits, but it seemed that it was all said and done. In 2023 the prequel novel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, came to life from franchise director Francis Lawrence who is returning once again for the next chapter The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping follows 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 film stars Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

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While you will have to wait until November 20, 2026, to see the film in theaters, you can check out the first teaser trailer and poster here now from Lionsgate.