Haymitch was Katniss' mentor in "The Hunger Games," but "Sunrise on the Reaping" shows them to be more connected than readers ...

Hunger Games’ fans are already buzzing about which actor could play Young Haymitch Abernathy in ‘Sunrise of the Reaping’ ...

Hunger Games' producer Nina Jacobson opened up about finding the perfect person to play a young Woody Harrelson in the new ...

A slightly more mischievous version of young Haymitch could be brought to life by Outer Banks star Rudy Pankow. Currently 26, Pankow portrayed 16-year-old JJ in the first season of the Netflix show ...

Sunrise on the Reaping hit bookshelves in March 2025, but fans won't have to wait long to see the latest Hunger Games prequel ...

“Nobody can be Woody Harrelson but Woody Harrelson. But you have to find that mischief that he has in him inherently and try ...

As fans eagerly await the arrival of the next installment in the Hunger Games franchise, the casting of a young Haymitch Abernathy presents unique challenges for the film's producer, Nina Jacobson.

Sunrise on the Reaping is due in theaters in November 2026, and Us Weekly’s top choices to play young Haymitch are below: Haymitch is supposed to be 16, so why not cast a real teenager?

Murray Close/Getty Images May the odds be ever in the favor of The Hunger Games filmmakers as they cast the actor to play ...

Suzanne Collins' "Sunrise on the Reaping" is a prequel to "The Hunger Games" about young Haymitch. Lionsgate greenlit a movie adaptation in 2024, almost a year before the book hit shelves.