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EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Plummer is Being Eyed to Star as Haymitch in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping'

Updated: 6 days ago



Charlie Plummer is being eyed to star in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as young Haymitch Abernathy. The role was previously portrayed by Woody Harrelson in The Hunger Games franchise.

Plummer would potentially portray the victor of the 50th Hunger Games as depicted in the recently released novel, Sunrise on the Reaping. Although being eyed, Plummer has not formally been offered the role yet. The character debuted in the first Hunger Games novel, as an aging alcoholic living in District 12 as its only living victor. He is selected to be Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s mentor and appears throughout the original trilogy of novels.


Sunrise on the Reaping, is set 24 years prior to the events of the first novel when Haymitch is 16 years old and is selected to compete in the 50th Hunger Games. By winning with strategy and cunning, he defeats the Capitol’s favored winner and is selected as the victor. His controversial win puts him in the crosshairs of President Snow who has his family killed as punishment. 


The film adaptation is set to start shooting in July of this year in Germany. As announced at CinemaCon earlier this week by Lionsgate, Francis Lawrence is set to direct the film with Billy Ray writing the script. Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson will be producing the film. Jacobson has served as a producer for all four films in the series and Simpson returns after producing The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Major characters expected to appear who are currently being cast are Maysilee, Plutarch, Drusilla, Effie, Caesar, and President Snow. As reported by DanielRPK today, Ralph Fiennes has been offered the role of Snow. Nexus Point News can corroborate this casting update. 


The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to release on November 20, 2026.


Update as of 4/23: While Charlie Plummer was being eyed to star as the lead role, the role eventually went to Joseph Zada as reported by Deadline.




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