The study Lionsgate its selection process continues for the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reapingthe new installment of the saga The Hunger Games of the director Francis Lawrence.
The actress eight times nominated for Óscar, Glenn Closeand the three -time Tony winner, Billy Porterthey are the most recent additions to Sunrise on the Reaping.
Close will give life to Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort of the taxes of district 12, while Porter is Magno Stift, his ex -husband and the little inspired designer of the taxes. The novelties were officially confirmed during the presentation of Lionsgate in Cineaurope, Deadline reported.
Close and Porter add to a cast that includes Joseph ass (Invisible Boys, East of Eden) y Whitney Peak (4 Kids Walk into a Bank, Gossip Girl), as co -star; with McKenna Grace (Scream 7), Jesse Plemons (Civil War), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Elvis), Maya Hawke (Stranger Things), Lili Taylor (The Conjuring), Ben Wang (Karate Kids: Legends), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Elle Fanning (Maleficent), y Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain).
Zada will give life to the tribute of the 12th District, Haymch Abernathy, Peak to his girlfriend, Lenore Dove Baird, Grace as Maysilee Donner, another tribute from the 12th district, plemons as a younger version of the main main guard and leader of the rebellion, Plutarch Heavensbee (previously interpreted by Philip Seymur Hoffman in Mockingjay Part 1 & 2)Harrison Jr. as Beete, Hawke as Wires, former game champion and converted into a mentor of the 12th district, Taylor as Mags, Wang as Wyatt Callow, tribute of the 12th district, fiennes such as President Snow Elizabeth Banks previously), and Culkin as Caesar Flickerman (played by Stanley Tucci previously).
On the signings of Close and Porter, the producer Nina Jacobson said:
“Glenn Close is a dream drusilla. It brings much of his intellect and imagination to each role, creating unforgettable and iconic characters. I think Glenn and Francis will have a great time taking Drusilla from the paper to the big screen.”
“Billy is one of those rare performers who can dazzle and devastate equally on the stage and on the screen. He left me an indelible mark when we worked together in Pose, as much as an actor and person. Choosing the cast for this series has been to win the lottery every time one of our idols has told us that yes. Being able to announce Glenn Close and Billy Porter together is an immense achievement that we can celebrate.”
In addition to being Oscar nominated eight times, Close has won the Emmy three times, and the Tony on three other occasions. Recently, it was part of the action project Back in Action the Netflix, The Deliverance of Apple TV+, and the thriller Tehran of the same streamer. We will see it in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery by Rian Johnson, the drama All’s Fair of Hulu, and The Summer Book.
Your most recognized roles include Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons, Albert Nobbs, The Wife, 101 Dalmatians, The World According to Garp, The Big Chill, The Natural, Hillbilly Elegyand the series Damages.
Porter is better known for his projects in Broadway, such as the musical A Strange Loop. He was also part of Cabaret In West End. Your role in the series Pose Emmy earned the best actor in a drama series.
The Prequel will be based on the homonymous novel by Suzanne Collins which was published on March 18.
The plot It takes place in the world of panem 40 years after the prequel events Ballads of Songbirds & Snakes and 24 years before the saga events starring Jennifer Lawrence.
The story Start in the morning of the harvest of the 50th edition of The hunger games When Haymith was chosen as one of the unfortunate taxes to fight until death. Woody Harrelson played Haymith's role in the original saga next to Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.
Lionsgate describes the project like this:
“While The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes developed 64 years before the events of the [películas] original, Hunger games: dawn in harvesting 24 years before Jennifer Lawrence movies in Panem, Starting in the morning of the harvest of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the second vassalage of the twenty -five.”
“Those games are an important event in the canon since the winner was Haymith Abernathythe only winner of district 12 before Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Haymith continues to become a mentor, a character in the original films played by Woody Harrelson. ”
Lawrence will direct Billy Ray's script (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips).
Lawrence has directed all franchise deliveries since The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), including prequel The Ballad of the Songbirds & Snakes (2023).
The novel sold 1.5 million copies worldwide in its first week, three times more what the trilogy sold in its first week Mockingjay.
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will produce the project, with Cameron Macconomy as executive producer.
THE FIVE FILMS OF THE FRANCHIA The hunger gamesThey have a combined box office of more than $ 3.3 billion worldwide.
Lionsgate plans the premiere in Cinema of the Sixth Delivery for the November 20, 2026.
Source: https://cine3.com/glenn-close-billy-porter-the-hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping/
