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Time of India
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak join 'The Hunger Games' prequel as lead cast
The makers of ' Sunrise on the Reaping' have finalised their lead actors for the film. The makers of ' The Hunger Games : Sunrise on the Reaping' have finalised their lead actors for the film, reported Variety. The 'We Were Liars' star Joseph Zada will star as Haymitch Abernathy, while the actress Whitney Peak will play his girlfriend Lenore Dove Baird in the film. Under the banner of Lionsgate, the film is based on the novel of the same name by 'Hunger Games' author Suzanne Collins . As per the novel, the events in the movie take place 40 years after the events of the prequel 'The Ballads of Songbirds & Snakes' and 24 years before Katniss Everdeen's time in the arena, as reported by Variety. According to the outlet, the new film in the Hunger Games franchise will be released on November 20, 2026. As for the lead actor, Zada will next be seen in the Prime Video series 'We Were Liars,' which premieres this June. He also just completed production for Netflix's 'East of Eden,' in which he stars alongside Florence Pugh, Mike Faist, Martha Plimpton, Tracy Letts and Chris Abbott, reported Variety. Zada currently stars in the lead role of Charlie in the upcoming Stan Australia Original Series 'Invisible Boys,' based on the bestselling novel by Holden Sheppard. As for Peak, she will next be seen as the lead in Sony Pictures' upcoming shark thriller 'Shiver' opposite Phoebe Dynevor, reported Variety. She is best known for her starring role on Max's reboot of " Gossip Girl ," playing Zoya Lott.
See - Sada Elbalad
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" Finds Its Haymitch and Lenore Dove
Yara Sameh 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' has found its leads. Joseph Zada has been tapped to play District 12 tribute Haymitch Abernathy, while Whitney Peak will star as his girlfriend Lenore Dove Baird. The Lionsgate film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by 'Hunger Games' author Suzanne Collins, and takes place 40 years after the events of prequel 'The Ballads of Songbirds & Snakes' and 24 years before Katniss Everdeen's time in the arena. 'Sunrise on the Reaping' will be released on November 20, 2026. Francis Lawrence, who has helmed every installment of the franchise since 2012's 'Catching Fire,' will direct from a screenplay adaptation by Billy Ray. Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will produce. Cameron MacConomy will executive produce. Published on March 18, 'Sunrise on the Reaping' revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of 'The Hunger Games,' starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. The five films in 'The Hunger Games' franchise have taken in over $3.3 billion at the box office and attracted acclaimed talent including Viola Davis, Julianne Moore and Donald Sutherland. Jacobson opened up earlier this year about the unique challenge of casting a young Haymitch, portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the original four films. 'Nobody can be Woody Harrelson but Woody Harrelson,' she said. 'But you have to find that mischief that he has in him inherently and try to understand, if you turn back time from the man you meet at the beginning of 'The Hunger Games,' who he was before all of that, and why he became that.' 'Sunrise on the Reaping' sold 1.5 million copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The 1.2 million copies sold in the U.S. are twice the first week sales of 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,' and three times the first week sales of original trilogy-ender 'Mockingjay.' Meredith Wieck and Scott O'Brien are overseeing the project for Lionsgate. Robert Melnik negotiated the deals for the studio. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
