A new trailer has been released for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, one of the more notable films due for release this year. The movie, which will open in theaters on November 20, is set 24 years before the events of the main Hunger Games series. Its story centers on Haymitch Abernathy in his youth, when he is selected to compete in the 50th Hunger Games and finds himself in a deadly contest. Francis Lawrence, who also directed the original series, returns as director. The film features younger versions of several characters familiar from the earlier films, with Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Ben Wang, and Elle Fanning in those roles. The cast is further supported by Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons, Kieran Culkin, Lili Taylor, Billy Porter, and Glenn Close.
entertainmentAdvanced1 min read7/5/2026
New Trailer Arrives for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, directed by Francis Lawrence, is set 24 years before the main series and centers on young Haymitch Abernathy during the 50th Hunger Games. The film opens on November 20, and a new trailer has been released ahead of that date.
