A new trailer has been released for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The film is part of The Hunger Games series and will be released in theaters on November 20. Its story takes place 24 years before the events in the original series. It focuses on Haymitch Abernathy as a young man, when he is chosen for the 50th Hunger Games. In the story, he enters a deadly competition. Francis Lawrence, who also directed the original series, is the director. The cast includes younger versions of several familiar characters, played by Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Ben Wang, and Elle Fanning. Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons, Kieran Culkin, Lili Taylor, Billy Porter, and Glenn Close also appear in the film.
Trailer Released for Sunrise on the Reaping
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set 24 years before the original series and focuses on a young Haymitch Abernathy. The film will open in theaters on November 20, and a new trailer has now been released.
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