June 6th 2024.
Great news for all Hunger Games fans! The beloved franchise is expanding with the announcement of a new film and a new book in the works. This news has left fans shaken to their very cores, eagerly anticipating what's to come.
The Hunger Games film franchise, which first hit theaters in 2012, became a huge deal for readers who were captivated by the dystopian world of Panem and the annual televised competition that forced children to fight to the death. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Woody Harrelson, the four-part series brought the books to life in a thrilling and emotional way.
Not surprisingly, the young adult book series was also a huge success, with the first prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, being published in 2020 and then adapted into a film in 2023. And now, fans have even more to look forward to with the announcement that the fifth book in the series, Sunrise on the Reaping, will be published on March 18, 2025, followed by the film release on November 20, 2026.
Excitement for this news is palpable as fans have taken to social media to share their enthusiasm. Stuvmacher on X (formerly known as Twitter) exclaimed, "NEW HUNGER GAMES BOOK WE ARE SO BACK!!!" while Croissantom commented, "A new Hunger Games book. A possible new prequel film. Thank you Mother Suzanne Collins." Hwisblyth added, "Another Hunger Games book? Oh, I'm so ready!" and 72Tominator declared, "A new Hunger Games book and film being announced on the same day... Suzanne Collins, you will always be famous!"
The first four films were released from 2012 to 2015, with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes released just last year to huge box office success. Now, Sunrise on the Reaping will take us 40 years after the events of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and 24 years before the first Hunger Games book, during the 74th Hunger Games. This time, we'll follow the journey of Haymitch Abernathy and the horrific events he endures as the winner of that year's Hunger Games. As Haymitch, Woody Harrelson brought this complex character to life in the original film franchise.
In a statement, author Suzanne Collins shared that she was inspired by philosopher David Hume when writing this book. "With Sunrise on the Reaping, I was inspired by Hume's idea of implicit submission and the easiness with which the many are governed by the few," she explained. "The story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question 'Real or not real?' seems more pressing to me every day," she added, quoting her own book.
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