US EditionHunger Games: Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson to return
- Deadline confirmed that both original stars will reprise Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, slated for Nov. 20, 2026, with their cameo being kept under wraps.
- Suzanne Collins's novel sold 1.5 million copies in its first week, and the story follows the 50th Hunger Games more than two-and-a-half decades before the original films.
- Joseph Zada plays the teenage Haymitch, who as a 16-year-old is thrown into the 50th Hunger Games with 48 competitors in the Second Quarter Quell.
- Lawrence earned a Golden Globe nomination Monday, and anticipation for Sunrise on the Reaping is high after the film's trailer debuted.
- The casting reconnects original leads who last appeared in 2015's The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, and their flash-forward appearance boosts franchise box-office and commercial prospects.
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Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson Back in New Hunger Games
It's been a decade since Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were in a in a Hunger Games film. But Deadline has confirmed the pair is preparing for a return to Panem for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, a prequel set 24 years before Katniss's story began. Francis Lawrence, who has directed every Hunger Games film since Catching Fire (2013), will return to helm the project. The post Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson Returning for N…
Internet Reacts to Jennifer Lawrence Returning to Hunger Games
Photo Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic via Getty Images Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are reportedly returning for Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the latest sequel from the franchise, which premieres in 2026. The actress led the series as Katniss Everdeen, while Hutcherson starred as Peeta Mellark, roles they both will reprise in the upcoming film. Fans had a grand reaction on hearing this news. Jennifer Lawrence returning to Hunger …
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson set for Hunger Games return in prequel film
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson return as Katniss and Peeta in Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, a prequel set 24 years before the original Games. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film hits cinemas in November 2026.
The next film will mark the return of two of the most mythical characters from ‘The Hunger Games’, Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen
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