The new movie «The Hunger Games: Dawn at the Reaping» will be released in 2026
24 april 2025 в 22:37
Will you return to the tree? Hunger Games fans have always been in luck, now that the book «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes» has been released. Now they can also look forward to the upcoming movie. After the worldwide success of the prequel about Coriolanus Snow and the movie «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes», - author Suzanne Collins and Lionsgate studio announced that the film is in development.
Hollywood Life magazine has gathered all the details you need to know about the book and the movie «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes».
The fifth book in the series takes place during the Second Quarter Quell, the 50th Hunger Games. Since fans met Katniss Everdeen in the 74th games, «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes» takes place almost 25 years before the Mockingjay changes Panem.
«The Second Quarter Quell is legendary and great in the history of the Games, even in the times of Katniss Everdeen a quarter of a century ago», - said Adam Fogelson of Lionsgate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. «Like fans around the world, we are looking forward to this exciting return to Panem».
Some fans had already speculated about a prequel story about Haymitch Abernathy, the mentor of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, who also won the 50th Hunger Games.
The film is directed by franchise veteran Francis Lawrence, with a premiere planned for November 20, 2026.
The book was released on March 18, 2025.
The cast of the film «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes» is led by Australian actor Joseph Zadeh, who plays 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy in his first Hollywood role. He is joined by «Gossip Girl» and «Magic Night» star Whitney Peak, who plays Lenore Dove Baird, Haymitch’s friend and companion from District Twelve. Mckenna Grace, known for her work in «Ghostbusters: Afterlife», - «The Handmaid’s Tale», - and «Gifted», - plays the role of Maisie Donner, another tribute from District Twelve and Haymitch’s ally in the arena.
Many already know that original actors Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and others, are unlikely to return, as this story takes place more than two decades before their characters were introduced.
In addition, actors from «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes» — Tom Blight, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andres Rivera, and others — are also not going to appear in the upcoming film
Hollywood Life magazine has gathered all the details you need to know about the book and the movie «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes».
The fifth book in the series takes place during the Second Quarter Quell, the 50th Hunger Games. Since fans met Katniss Everdeen in the 74th games, «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes» takes place almost 25 years before the Mockingjay changes Panem.
«The Second Quarter Quell is legendary and great in the history of the Games, even in the times of Katniss Everdeen a quarter of a century ago», - said Adam Fogelson of Lionsgate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. «Like fans around the world, we are looking forward to this exciting return to Panem».
Some fans had already speculated about a prequel story about Haymitch Abernathy, the mentor of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, who also won the 50th Hunger Games.
The film is directed by franchise veteran Francis Lawrence, with a premiere planned for November 20, 2026.
The book was released on March 18, 2025.
The cast of the film «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes» is led by Australian actor Joseph Zadeh, who plays 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy in his first Hollywood role. He is joined by «Gossip Girl» and «Magic Night» star Whitney Peak, who plays Lenore Dove Baird, Haymitch’s friend and companion from District Twelve. Mckenna Grace, known for her work in «Ghostbusters: Afterlife», - «The Handmaid’s Tale», - and «Gifted», - plays the role of Maisie Donner, another tribute from District Twelve and Haymitch’s ally in the arena.
Many already know that original actors Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and others, are unlikely to return, as this story takes place more than two decades before their characters were introduced.
In addition, actors from «The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes» — Tom Blight, Rachel Zegler, Josh Andres Rivera, and others — are also not going to appear in the upcoming film
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