Lionsgate reveals new faces in Sunrise on the Reaping posters
Lionsgate has released a set of character posters for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, according to Deadline. The images give audiences a first full look at the ensemble in costume. They have arrived just weeks before the film opens in theatres on 20 November.
The story centres on 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy from District 12. It begins on the morning of the reaping, the lottery that selects young people to compete in the Hunger Games. This time the contest is the 50th Annual Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. The setting is Panem, the fictional nation where the series takes place, 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games.
Joseph Zada stars as the young Haymitch, Deadline reports. Mckenna Grace plays Maysilee Donner, another young tribute drawn into the same Games. The poster gallery also identifies Glenn Close as Drusilla. It names Maya Hawke as Wiress.
Two more posters complete the line-up revealed so far. Elle Fanning appears as Effie. Billy Porter appears as Magno, while Ralph Fiennes plays President Snow.
The film is based on Suzanne Collins's 2025 novel of the same name. It is directed by Francis Lawrence from a script by Billy Ray and Michael Lesslie. The director guides the production on set, while the writers shape the book into screen dialogue and structure.
Character posters are a familiar part of film marketing. Each design usually features one actor in costume, with the actor's name and the character's name side by side. Studios use them to introduce a large cast in one go, which helps when a story brings many new and returning figures together.
Joseph Zada and Mckenna Grace have begun an international press tour to support the film, according to Deadline. Photographs from the tour show the two young leads appearing together. The tour marks the start of the final round of publicity before the November opening.
For fans, this means the countdown now has faces. The costumes are fixed. The names are matched to roles. The next step is seeing them in motion when the film reaches cinemas.
