The Hunger Games prequel: Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin to join 'Sunrise on the Reaping' set for 2026 release; Check who else is on the cast

The Hunger Games prequel: Lionsgate has announced key cast additions to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, set for release on 20 November 2026. Kieran Culkin will portray Caesar Flickerman, while Elle Fanning joins as a younger Effie Trinket. Directed by franchise regular Francis Lawrence, the film is based on Suzanne Collins prequel novel and set 24 years before the original series. This prequel follows the 50th Hunger Games and introduces a younger Haymitch Abernathy, played by Joseph Zada, among other characters.