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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping<\/em><\/a>, directed by franchise veteran Francis Lawrence<\/strong>, is about to hit theaters subsequent 12 months.<\/p>\n Though it\u2019s the most recent movie within the collection, the story takes us again in time, many years earlier than Katniss Everdeen, performed by Jennifer Lawrence<\/a><\/strong>, volunteered as tribute. This prequel facilities on a younger Haymitch Abernathy, the character portrayed by Woody Harrelson<\/strong> <\/a>within the unique movies, and the brutal fiftieth Hunger Games, also referred to as the Second Quarter Quell.<\/p>\n \u201cHaymitch has always been a fan favorite, and his origin story is one of the most anticipated in the franchise,\u201dco-president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group\u00a0Erin Westerman<\/strong>\u00a0mentioned in a press launch. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait for fans to experience the story that shaped one of the most compelling characters in the series.\u201d<\/p>\n Led by Joseph Zada<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as younger Haymitch, the prequel introduces a recent solid of rising stars and acquainted faces moving into the world of Panem. Here\u2019s a take a look at who\u2019s starring on this long-awaited return to the world.<\/p>\n Zada, a 20-year-old Australian actor, takes on the function of younger Haymitch Abernathy, the only real male tribute from District 12 within the fiftieth Hunger Games.<\/span> Zada has beforehand appeared in Australian productions reminiscent of Invisible Boys<\/em> and Total Control<\/em>. He\u2019s additionally set to look within the upcoming collection We Were Liars<\/em> and East of Eden<\/em>, starring alongside Florence Pugh<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Casting a youthful model of such a well-established character was no small process. In a March 2025 interview with Variety<\/em><\/a>, producer Nina Jacobson<\/strong> acknowledged the problem of discovering somebody who might embody the essence of Haymitch with out mimicking Harrelson\u2019s unique portrayal.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody can be Woody Harrelson but Woody Harrelson,\u201d she mentioned. \u201cYou don\u2019t want somebody who\u2019s impersonating Woody, but you want somebody who very credibly feels like they could be a young version of this character, before the trauma and grief and rage that the fallout of the Games create.\u201d<\/p>\nJoseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy<\/h2>\n
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Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird<\/h2>\n