Archive · 20 Nov 2025
First 'Hunger Games' Prequel Trailer Unveils Young Haymitch
A new movie about the Hunger Games is coming out.
It's a prequel, so it happens before the first movie.
The trailer shows a young version of Haymitch, who is going to be in the Hunger Games.
It looks like it's going to be a tough and political game.
The movie comes out in 2026.
The first teaser trailer for 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' is out
The prequel film is set 24 years before the first Hunger Games and focuses on a young Haymitch Abernathy
Joseph Zada plays the young Haymitch, with Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow and Elle Fanning as a younger Effie Trinket
The film is set to release on November 20, 2026
The trailer hints at a brutal and politically charged edition of the Hunger Games
- Who
- Joseph Zada as young Haymitch Abernathy, Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow, Elle Fanning as young Effie Trinket
- What
- The release of the first teaser trailer for 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping'
- When
- November 20, 2026 (release date)
- Where
- Panem, specifically the Hall of Justice and the Hunger Games arena
- Why
- To explore the early life of Haymitch Abernathy and the events leading up to the first Hunger Games
Fans' Expectations
Production's Promise
Brutality
Fans' Expectations
Fans expect a brutal and intense game
Production's Promise
The trailer hints at a challenging and emotionally charged game
- Genre
- Dystopian, Action, Drama
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Screenplay
- Billy Ray
- Release Date
- November 20, 2026
- Based On
- Suzanne Collins' 2025 novel 'Sunrise on the Reaping'
