Lionsgate releases featurette for new Hunger Games prequel film

Lionsgate released a new featurette video on Monday for its upcoming film, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. UPI reported that the promotional clip features cast members discussing their roles in the movie. Yahoo and IGN also covered the release of the character origins featurette. [1][2][3]

The upcoming film focuses on a young Haymitch Abernathy, played by Joseph Zada, as he competes as a tribute for District 12 in the 50th annual Hunger Games. According to UPI, the featurette also showcases actors Elle Fanning and Ralph Fiennes. Elle Fanning plays a younger version of the character Effie Trinket. [1]

The movie is a prequel to the book series written by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games universe takes place in Panem, a post-apocalyptic North American nation that consists of a wealthy Capitol and 12 impoverished districts. In the series, the Capitol forces each district to send two children between the ages of 12 and 18 to fight to the death in an annual competition. [1][7]