"The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" is in active development with director Francis Lawrence returning, and Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are set to reprise their roles as Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark.Joseph Zada has been cast as a young Haymitch Abernathy in the prequel, which is based on Suzanne Collins' novel and takes place 24 years before the original events.Lionsgate plans to release the highly anticipated film on November 20, 2026, marking the first time Lawrence and Hutcherson will appear together onscreen in the franchise since "
Mockingjay – Part 2" in 2015.