There is already a new signing of the new installment of the saga The Hunger Games of Lionsgate, entitled The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
According to Deadline reports, Maya Hawke (Stranger Things, Maestro, Do Revenge) is the most recent addition to the cast of the new prequel, Assuming the role of Wires, former champion of the Hunger Games and turned into a mentor of district 12. The character was previously played by Amanda Plummer in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
Hawke adds to those announced above, Joseph ass (Invisible Boys, East of Eden), Whitney Peak (4 Kids Walk into a Bank, Gossip Girl), as co -star; McKenna Grace (Scream 7, Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog, Civil War), y Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Genius, Elvis).
Zada will give life to the tribute of District 12, Haymith 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 future vigilant and leader of the rebellion, Plutarch Heavensbee, previously interpreted by Philip Seymur Hoffman in Mockingjay Part 1 & 2and Harrison Jr. as Beete.
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.
The film will be directed by Francis Lawrence. The filmmaker has directed all the deliveries of the franchise since The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), including prequel The Ballad of the Songbirds & Snakes (2023).
Lawrence will direct Billy Ray's script (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips).
The novel sold 1.5 million copies worldwide in its first week, three times more what the trilogy sold in its first week Mockingjay.
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). Haymmitch continues to become a mentor, a character in the original films played by Woody Harrelson.”
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.
In addition to resuming his role as Robin in the final season of Stranger Things With premiere planned for this year, the actress prepares for project shootings such as Revolver, Lucia y Wilder & Me.
Lionsgate set the premiere in the sixth delivery cinemas for the November 20, 2026.
Source: https://cine3.com/maya-hawke-wiress-the-hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping/
