From the districts · this week
Starring our own Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy Sunrise on the Reaping
AU theatrical 19 Nov 2026
Days to the reaping 106
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Casting · interview
Why Cooper Hoffman isn't playing Plutarch in Sunrise on the Reaping Francis Lawrence has addressed the casting a lot of people assumed was coming. The part needed someone who read considerably older — and it went to an actor who once played Philip Seymour Hoffman's son.
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Rerelease · AU
All five Hunger Games films return to cinemas in September
One film a night from 3 September, with a Sunrise on the Reaping sneak peek attached in the US. We're confirming whether Australian sessions get the footage.
First look
'Meet Haymitch': the first real look at Zada's Quarter Quell
Released on Haymitch's birthday, the featurette runs from the sunrise of Reaping Day to the arena — with Francis Lawrence and the cast on building the boy before the bottle.
Distribution · AU
Roadshow sets Sunrise on the Reaping for 19 November AU release
The prequel arrives a day ahead of its US bow, with Hoyts, Event and Palace already listing sessions.
Coming soon · The Reaping
15 weeks. 15 prizes. One Reaping.
We're running a giveaway every single week from now until Sunrise on the Reaping opens in Australian cinemas — books, merch, and a few things we're still lining up. Free to enter, open Australia-wide, no purchase necessary. Sign up and we'll tell you the moment the first name goes in the bowl.
Notify me Free to enter · AU residents 15+ · T&Cs at launch
The AU calendar
Weeks to release 15 WEEKS
In cinemas AU 19 NOV
US opening 20 NOV
Tickets on sale TBC
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