Franchise leads Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are set to appear in the upcoming Hunger Games movie, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

Reports indicate that fan-favorite stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson will reprise their iconic roles in the next chapter of the Hunger Games film series, titled The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The film is currently in production.

A Significant Return to Panem

The duo will once again portray Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, the characters they made famous. It is believed their cameos will take the form of a future-set scene, considering the original saga concluded with their characters living in peace.

This marks the sixth film in the highly successful Hunger Games franchise.

Exploring the New Story

Sunrise on the Reaping is adapted from a 2025 novel by series creator Suzanne Collins. It serves as the second film set before the original story after 2023's The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Returning to the director's chair is Francis Lawrence, who has helmed nearly all the previous films in the series.

The Storyline and Fresh Faces

The film's events are set in the years leading up to the first Hunger Games, spotlighting a young Haymitch Abernathy. Haymitch, later known as Katniss's mentor, is featured as a tribute in the notorious 50th Hunger Games.

The film welcomes several prominent actors in key parts:

• Jesse Plemons steps into the role of Plutarch Heavensbee.
• Ralph Fiennes takes on the part of a earlier incarnation of the calculating President Snow.

What the Stars Are Doing Now & The Film's Schedule

Separately, Jennifer Lawrence stars in the film Die My Love. Josh Hutcherson is part of the hit horror film Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

Regarding the production schedule:

1. Principal photography began in the summer of 2025.
2. Filming concluded in November of the same year.
3. The highly anticipated film is targeting a November 2026 premiere.

Audiences worldwide can now look forward to the comeback of these central characters to the cinema.