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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has cast another major character. The 2026 movie is based on the 2025 young adult novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins, which is a prequel set 24 years before The Hunger Games, following the game that was won by Katniss Everdeen’s future mentor Haymitch Abernathy. The upcoming Sunrise on the Reaping will be directed by Francis Lawrence (who has helmed every installment in the franchise since 2013’s Catching Fire) from a screenplay by Billy Ray (who co-wrote the original 2012 movie).
Lionsgate has now announced that Mckenna Grace has been cast in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Maysilee Donner, who is the other District 12 tribute in the Fiftieth Hunger Games alongside Haymitch (We Were Liars‘ Joseph Zada). Zada’s casting was announced the day before Grace’s casting, at the same time when it was revealed that Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Whitney Peak will be playing Haymitch’s girlfriend, Lenore Dove Baird. Grace was previously widely featured in various fan casts for the character.
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Source: Lionsgate