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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games is a multi-movie franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. The films are based on the young adult dystopian book series by author Suzanne Collins. The first film was released in 2012, followed by Catching Fire in 2013, Mockingjay Part 1 in 2014, and Mockingjay Part 2 in 2015. In 2023, the fifth film in the series was released, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

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Created by
Suzanne Collins
First Film
The Hunger Games
Cast
Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman

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Why Haymitch Never Told Katniss He Was Friends With Her Father In The Hunger Games

Haymitch Abernathy was close friends with Burdock Everdeen, a fact he never mentioned to Burdock's daughter when he pushed everyone away.

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After Sunrise On The Reaping, I Want More Than Ever To Read Prequels About These Two Characters

After Sunrise on the Reaping, I am eager to know what might have happened during Finnick and Johanna's Games that the Capitol covered up.

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The Hunger Games Franchise Just Proved That Jennifer Lawrence Doesn’t Need To Return As Katniss In Another Movie

Though Jennifer Lawrence played The Hunger Games' main character Katniss, the franchise has proven it doesn't need her in order to move forward.

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10 Best New Hunger Games Characters In Sunrise On The Reaping, Ranked

From Louella McCoy to Ampert, who are the best new Hunger Games characters introduced during the second Quarter Quell in Sunrise on the Reaping?

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The Hunger Games' Next Movie Can't Adapt The Book Properly Unless It Does Something The Other 5 Films Were Afraid To

Sunrise on the Reaping, which tells the story of Haymitch and the 50th Hunger Games, faces a unique challenge ahead of its movie adaptation.

A blended image features Peeta and Katniss as the focal point with the rest of the Hunger Games victors from Catching Fire below them
The Hunger Games: Were Any Of The Victors In The Third Quarter Quell Chosen By Accident? Haymitch's Prequel Makes It Seem Unlikely

The Capitol may have chosen most of the victors to return to the 75th Hunger Games, when Sunrise on the Reaping shows that several rebelled before.

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New Hunger Games Prequel Book About Haymitch Has Sold Triple The Copies Of Mockingjay

The Hunger Games prequel novel Sunrise on the Reaping, which centers on Haymitch Abernathy, outsells 2010's Mockingjay by three to one.

Haymitch and Peeta at the chariot parade in Hunger Games Catching Fire
Hunger Games Star Josh Hutcherson Addresses Potential Peeta Return Following Sunrise On The Reaping's Book Release

Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson addresses a potential Peeta return in the franchise in light of Sunrise on the Reaping's book release.

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Casting Lenore Dove For Sunrise On The Reaping: 10 Actors Who Are Perfect For The Role

Lenore Dove is a weighty role as Haymitch's great love in Sunrise on the Reaping, and these rising stars could make her breathtaking on screen.

Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) smiling while putting the microphone in front of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in The Hunger Games
"May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor": Who Coined The Hunger Games' Most Iconic Line (It Wasn't Effie Trinket)

The Hunger Games' most iconic line is associated with Effie Trinket, but Sunrise on the Reaping reveals someone else coined the phrase.

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A Tiny Detail In The Hunger Games Becomes A Full-Blown, Heartbreaking Story In Haymitch's Prequel

Katniss mentions Haymitch casually raising geese in Mockingjay's ending, but not that the eggs were a gift in honor of Haymitch's lost love.

Katniss Everdeen looking upset and the tributes from the second Quarter Quell in the background in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Sunrise On The Reaping's Most Gruesome Death Just Made One Hunger Games Character's Backstory Way More Devastating

Sunrise on the Reaping features one of the most gruesome deaths in The Hunger Games franchise, and it makes one Catching Fire character more tragic.

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Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games and the cover of Sunrise on the Reaping
"Nobody Can Be Woody Harrelson": The New Hunger Games Movie Is Missing The Point Of Haymitch's Story

The Hunger Games movie follows Woody Harrelson’s character’s origin story, and the big question is who will be playing Haymitch in the film.

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10 Moments From Sunrise On The Reaping That I Can't Wait To See In The Next Hunger Games Movie

Sunrise on the Reaping is set up to be a horrific and heartbreaking movie, but there are some moments viewers will enjoy for their sense of hope.

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All 4 District 12 Winners In The Hunger Games, Ranked By Their Character Arcs

The four District 12 victors' stories have now all been told, and we can compare them to decide which ones go through the most growth.

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Why President Snow Really Lets Haymitch Live In The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping

Leaving Haymitch alive after Sunrise on the Reaping seems counterproductive, but President Snow’s actions after the 50th Hunger Games make sense.

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Jennifer Lawrence Can Officially Return To The Hunger Games Movies & Here's Why She Needs To

The Hunger Games franchise now has the perfect opportunity to bring Jennifer Lawrence back as Katniss, and it sounds too good not to happen.

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"The Cure Is Worse Than The Disease": What's Wrong With President Snow In Sunrise On The Reaping?

President Coriolanus Snow has multiple appearances in Sunrise on the Reaping, including a glimpse of Haymitch Abernathy seeing him physically ill.

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Haymitch's Flint Striker In The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping Has A Deeper Meaning Than You Realized

Haymitch brings a flint striker into the arena in Sunrise on the Reaping, and the token is symbolic of The Hunger Games franchise’s greater themes.

Katniss at the end of the Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping Finally Solved A 17-Year-Old Everdeen Family Mystery

Hunger Games fans have always wondered what the names of Katniss' parents are, as she never says, but Sunrise on the Reaping finally answers this.

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