A few months ago it was announced that the author Suzanne Collins was writing a new Hunger Games novel titled Hunger Games: Dawn on the Harvest and that Lionsgate was also developing it as a feature film.
This is the fifth novel in the series. The Hunger Games series, and this is another prequel to the original trilogy that takes place 40 years after the events of the last novel, The Ballad of the Singing Birds and the Snakes.
Now, according to Production Weekly, The History of the West Side AND Challengers star Mike Faist could be in the running to lead the cast of the film, and could take on the role of a young version of Haymitch Abernathy, who was previously portrayed Mr. Woody Harrelson in the original trilogy.
The story will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Gamesstarting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter.
Collins spoke about the new book saying: “With Dawn on the HarvestI was inspired by by David Hume idea of implicit submission and, in his words, “the ease with which the many are governed by the few.”
“The story also lent itself to a deeper analysis of 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.”
Adam FogelsonLionsgate Motion Picture Group Chairman: “Suzanne Collins is a master storyteller and our creative North Star. We couldn’t be more fortunate to be guided and trusted by a collaborator whose talent and imagination so consistently shine.
“We know Hunger Games Fans around the world will be mesmerized by where Suzanne has focused this extraordinary new story. The Second Quarter Quell is legendary and looms large over the history of the Games, even in the time of Katniss Everdeen, a quarter century later.
“Like fans around the world, we eagerly await this exciting return to Panem.”
Francis Lorenzowho directed the 2013 film The Hunger Games: Catching Fireof 2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1of 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2and 2023 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Serpentswill direct the next film.
The Hunger Games: Dawn of the Harvest will hit theaters on November 20, 2026.
by Joey Fear
Source: Geek Tyrant
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