Sunrise on the Reaping: What We Know So Far About the NewHunger GamesMovie — and How It Will Reveal Haymitch's Fight in the Quarter Quell

Mar. 15, 2025

Woody Harrelson in ‘Catching Fire’ (2013).Photo:Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock

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BeforeSuzanne Collinseven finished writing her latest book,Sunrise on the Reaping, Lionsgate announced its film adaptation.

What isSunrise on the Reapingabout?

Woody Harrelson in ‘Mockingjay Part 1’ (2014).Color Force/Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock

Color Force/Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock

“The story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative,” she continued. “The question ‘Real or not real?’ seems more pressing to me every day.”

When willSunrise on the Reapingbe released?

Sunrise on the Reapingwill be released in theaters on Nov. 20, 2026, per Lionsgate.

Who is directingSunrise on the Reaping?

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In December 2024, Lawrence spoke withComicBookabout the challenge of casting a young Haymitch — a similar task to casting a young President Snow (Tom Blythe) inThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

“It’s a search and you have to dig down and figure out what are the elements that make Woody Harrelson so interesting, right? And some of it is humor. Some of it is intelligence. Some of it is quirk. Some of it is, there’s a darkness in him that gives him an edge,” he said.

“We’re going to have to find somebody that has all of that. It’s not somebody that just looks like him, or is going to study Woody Harrelson and just act like him,” he continued. “When Tom Blythe playedDonald Sutherland, he wasn’t doing an impersonation. We had to find somebody that was believable that you could be like, ‘Oh, okay, I see how this guy over 70 years could turn into [President Snow].’ "

In February 2025, Lawrence toldColliderthat the cast and crew will start shootingSunrise on the Reapingsometime this year.

Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Mockingjay Part 2’ (2015).Lionsgate/Color Force/Kobal/Shutterstock

Lionsgate/Color Force/Kobal/Shutterstock

source: people.com