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Daily Mirror
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Hunger Games prequel breaks the internet as star-studded cast is confirmed
Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping has set the internet alight as the casting for the highly anticipated movie has finally been confirmed and includes a star-studded cast The Hungers Games series broke the internet yet again as it revealed the star-studded cast for the upcoming sequel, Sunrise on the Reaping. Since the book went viral on BookTok, with over 32 million posts made about the heart-breaking backstory, fans have shared their own fan castings and much to their delight, casting director Debra Zane seems to have listened. A Complete Unknown actress Elle Fanning was announced as Effie Trinket, in the highly-anticipated cast reveal on social media. Elizabeth Banks aced the character of Effie Trinket - known for the iconic phrase "may the odds be ever in your favour" - and after reading the books, fans were certain Fanning would be the best actress to play a young Effie in the upcoming film. According to Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erin Westerman, Fanning was an "undeniable fan favourite from the start", telling Variety that she'd be the best choice to "honour [Elizabeth Banks'] legacy while bringing us back to Effie's early, most formative days". He added: 'Elle Fanning's career has been transcendent. She has a rare presence — warm, sparkling and layered with extraordinary depth. She was the undeniable fan favourite from the start, and we're honoured she answered the call. The odds, it turns out, were in our favour.' Fanning joins another fan favourite - Ralph Fiennes - who was cast as cunning President Coriolanus Snow and Stranger Things star, Maya Hawke, who will take on the role as Haymitch's mentor for the Games - Wiress. Fanning, Fiennes and Hawke join Joseph Zada as lead character Haymitch Abernathy, who's portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the first set of films. Amazon Prime's Gen V star Whitney Peak will act as Haymitch's love interest Lenore Dove Baird. I, Tonya and The Handmaid's Tale star Mckenna Grace will portray the fearless Maysilee Donner, while Jesse Plemons will appear as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee, Lili Taylor as Mags, Ben Wang as Wyatt and MollyMcCann will also appear as Louella, while Iona Bell will portray her Capitol-assigned lookalike Lou Lou. The film adaptation is set to be released on November 20, 2026 and will be directed by Francis Lawrence, who helmed every instalment of series since The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. So far, the five films in the franchise - The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 and 2 and The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbird and Snakes - have hit over $3.3 billion at the box office, so the next prequel film has a huge act to follow. Despite the movie's release date being well over a year away, the hype surrounding the prequel set the internet alight, with thanks to Lionsgate's bomb-drop cast announcements on social media. Suzanne Collins' book reached its own success, with 1.5 million copies being sold in its first week on sale in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The novel revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games and centres around Haymitch Abernathy, offering a tragic insight to his life and his Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cooper Hoffman Enters a Deadly Contest in Brutal Trailer for Stephen King's 'The Long Walk'
Mark Hamill, Judy Greer and David Jonsson also star in 'The Long Walk,' an adaptation of Stephen King's 1979 novel Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and more set foot on a deadly contest in The Long Walk. On Wednesday, May 7, Lionsgate released the first trailer for The Long Walk, an adaptation of Stephen King's 1979 novel, which follows a group of 100 teen boys who enter the titular contest and must walk 3 miles per hour without stopping until only one participant remains. The trailer sees Hoffman's character Ray Garratty meet other contest participants like McVries (Jonsson, 31) as they prepare to set off on the contest, which is overseen by a TV camera crew and a group of soldiers led by a character known only as the Major (Mark Hamill.) When one participant falls behind and can't get back up, he only receives three quick warnings before a soldier shoots and kills him. ADVERTISEMENT A synopsis describes The Long Walk as "an intense, chilling and emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: How far could you go?" Related: Cooper Hoffman Reveals the Emotional Reason He Thought About His Late Dad Philip Seymour Hoffman on Set of New Movie Lionsgate The Long Walk poster Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. The new King adaptation is directed by Francis Lawrence, who's best known for helming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and the franchise's three subsequent films, as well as its upcoming 2026 entry Sunrise on the Reaping. J.T. Mollner (Strange Darling) adapted the novel for the big screen. Murray Close/Lionsgate Mark Hamill in The Long Walk A synopsis for King's 1979 novel, which he wrote while in college in the 1960s, reads something akin to a Hunger Games novel: "In the near future, where America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life." ADVERTISEMENT The Long Walk's cast includes Ben Wang (Karate Kid: Legends) and Charlie Plummer, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Josh Hamilton and Judy Greer. The film marks the second of Hamill's back-to-back screen projects based on King's novels after The Life of Chuck, which is out June 6. The Long Walk is in theaters Sept. 12. Read the original article on People
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
Jesse Plemons is Plutarch Heavensbee in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping'
Jesse Plemons volunteers as tribute. The actor has been cast to play Plutarch Heavensbee in the upcoming film " The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping." It's the movie adaptation of the new "Hunger Games" prequel novel by Suzanne Collins, which was released March 18. The character Plutarch previously appeared in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and the two "Mockingjay" films as Head Gamemaker of The Hunger Games and also as a leader of the rebellion. He was played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in those films, the last "Mockingjay" film being Hoffman's final film role. Plemons and Hoffman worked together on the 2012 film "The Master," where Plemons played Hoffman's son. In the novel "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," a young Plutarch serves as a cameraman who captures the reaping of the tributes in District 12. Filming for 'Sunrise on the Reaping' to begin in July The new prequel film will begin filming in July. Francis Lawrence will direct the movie, which revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of the original "Hunger Games" story. Plemons joins the previously announced cast of Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak and Mckenna Grace. "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" will release in theaters Nov. 20, 2026.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Reacher' Star Trashes High School Peer Matt Gaetz: ‘We Are Adversaries'
Alan Ritchson, the star of the hit TV series 'Reacher,' went to the same high school as Matt Gaetz and apparently doesn't have fond memories of the former GOP lawmaker. 'That motherfucker. We are adversaries,' the actor told GQ in an interview published Wednesday. 'It's shocking to me that the panhandle of Florida continues to vote for somebody — knowing everything we know about him and the promises that he's made behind closed doors about pardoning certain criminals — he's just not a good dude!' he continued. He added, 'There's part of me that wants to get into politics to outdo somebody like him for good, and there's part of me that's like, I'm not duplicitous enough to succeed in politics.' Ritchson, whose acting credits include 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' and 'Blue Mountain State,' lived in Niceville, Florida, for a big chunk of his childhood and graduated from Niceville High School in 2001. Gaetz graduated from the same school a year earlier. The right-wing firebrand now hosts a show on One America News Network. HuffPost reached out to the conservative network to seek comment from Gaetz but did not immediately receive a response. Gaetz resigned from Congress in November after President Donald Trump nominated him to become the attorney general. Gaetz withdrew as the nominee just over a week later amid intensifying controversy over sexual misconduct allegations and other accusations of inappropriate behavior. In December, the House Ethics Committee released a report that claimed Gaetz, who denies wrongdoing, had paid a 17-year-old girl for sex and consumed illegal drugs while in office. The report listed over $90,000 in payments to a dozen women that the committee 'determined were likely in connection with sexual activity and/or drug use.' In a statement about the report before its release, Gaetz said he had never had sexual contact with anyone under 18. 'It's embarrassing, though not criminal, that I probably partied, womanized, drank and smoked more than I should have earlier in life,' he wrote. Gaetz had been plagued with scandal for years before Trump picked him to lead the Justice Department. In 2020, the Justice Department opened an investigation into the then-lawmaker for allegedly sex trafficking a 17-year-old girl in 2017, but prosecutors eventually decided not to pursue charges. Matt Gaetz Gets Blunt Reminder After His Super Bowl Slam Of Kendrick Lamar Goes Viral Matt Gaetz 'Starting To Think About' Running For Florida Governor Matt Gaetz Debuts His New OANN Show To Maybe Not The Feedback He Expected
