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"The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," the franchise’s second prequel film, is set to hit theaters Nov. 20. Lionsgate has now unveiled all 14 individual character posters for the upcoming movie, pictured below.
Francis Lawrence, who directed the final three films in the original saga as well as the first prequel, "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," returns behind the camera. Billy Ray, a co-writer on the original "The Hunger Games," is back to pen the screenplay. The story follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy as he competes in the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
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The ensemble cast includes Ben Wang, Elle Fanning, Whitney Peak, Maya Hawke, Billy Porter, Lili Taylor, Glenn Close and Mckenna Grace. Ralph Fiennes stars as a middle-aged President Snow, while Kieran Culkin plays a younger Caesar Flickerman, the longtime host of the Hunger Games. Newcomer Joseph Zada takes on the role of a teenage Haymitch. Jesse Plemons portrays a younger Plutarch Heavensbee, the future Head Gamemaker played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the original film series.
Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence are also confirmed to return as Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen, respectively.