Soundtrack · lead single
The lead single from Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album) dropped on Friday, the same night Noah Kahan played it for the first time at Afterpay Arena.
Cast · cover story
Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Elle Fanning and Glenn Close shot Entertainment Weekly's Sunrise on the Reaping cover, with Francis Lawrence on what 48 tributes meant on set.
Marketing · AU exclusive
The official makeup collection for the film arrives 29 September as a limited-edition MECCA exclusive, with a second drop to follow in October.
Merch · Collectibles
Three new Pop! Movies figures, including the first ever Haymitch Abernathy, open for US pre-order on 26 August. The Australian date is coming in September.
Exhibition · AU
IMAX Melbourne has confirmed the film opens on the museum screen in IMAX. The aspect ratio, the thing Catching Fire fans actually care about, is still with IMAX Corp.
Community · Giveaway
Assouline printed 350. Three have sat in our storage for a decade. One hundred days out from the Australian release of Sunrise on the Reaping, one of them is leaving the vault.
Books · exclusive editions
Scholastic UK and The Works have announced a retailer-exclusive leather-look paperback of the original novel, in stores from the week of 31 August. Target has the same book listed for 1 September in the US. Neither route reaches Australia, and the structure of the two deals is the reason why.
Casting · interview
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.
Rerelease · AU
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.
Cast
Six years ago he was in a low-budget film his dad directed and his brother wrote. In November he leads a $3.4 billion franchise. The career, the family, and why this casting is a bigger deal in Australia than anywhere else.
The Friday Briefing
One email a week until the Reaping, then whatever the week deserves.
