Lionsgate releases a new trailer and accompanying posters for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, presenting a first look at Haymitch Abernathy’s Quarter Quell. The materials frame the story around the lead-up to the Fiftieth Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell, with Haymitch competing as a young teenager. The film is positioned as a prequel to The Hunger Games.
Outlets describe the trailer’s focus in different ways. ComingSoon.net and other coverage highlight Haymitch’s “deadly Quarter Quell” and the official premise that the movie is set 24 years before Katniss Everdeen’s story. /Film characterizes the trailer as pitting Haymitch against President Snow, suggesting emphasis on political and personal conflict. Mashable notes the trailer’s appeal to book readers, while FirstShowing.net reports the release as a second official trailer and emphasizes that it expands the Panem timeline with a larger Hunger Games setup. Release timing is also cited as a fall 2026 theatrical run.
Across the coverage, the common thread is the film’s use of the 50th Games as a turning point that changes the series’ games forever, anchored by returning central figures such as President Snow and key Capitol personalities and cast members.
