Lionsgate is not messing round in the case of getting its newest “Starvation Video games” prequel movie, “Dawn on the Reaping,” prepared for manufacturing. Though the newest ebook in Suzanne Collins’ wildly in style collection solely lately hit cabinets, the studio is properly underway on an adaptation of stated novel for the large display screen. Now, we now have phrase that one of the vital essential roles within the upcoming prequel has been stuffed, and it is a pitch-perfect little bit of casting.
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Because of a publish on the official “Starvation Video games” social media accounts, it has been revealed that Jesse Plemons (“Breaking Unhealthy,” “The Energy of the Canine”) has been forged as a younger Plutarch Heavensbee. The character was initially performed by the late, nice Philip Seymour Hoffman (starting in “The Starvation Video games: Catching Fireplace”). The “Mockingjay” films served as Hoffman’s ultimate credit earlier than his passing.
Plemons truly performed Hoffman’s son beforehand in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Grasp,” and that labored out fairly properly. Except for that, it is easy to purchase Plemons as a youthful Hoffman. From an appearing perspective, it is laborious to do higher. From his ice-cold villain Todd in “Breaking Unhealthy” to his scene-stealing comedic flip in “Recreation Evening” and the whole lot in between, Plemons has cemented himself as one of the vital compelling character actors of his era, like Hoffman earlier than him.
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Plutarch is a vital character within the “Starvation Video games” universe, finally turning into the Head Gamemaker and, extra importantly, serving to District 13 overthrow the Capitol. Plutarch is considered one of a number of key characters returning in “Dawn on the Reaping.” Nonetheless, this stays, greater than something, a Haymitch Abernathy story.
Dawn on the Reaping is assembling a promising forged
A lot in the way in which that 2023’s “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” was a Coriolanus Snow story, this newest prequel takes place throughout the fiftieth annual Starvation Video games, i.e. the famed video games received by Haymitch (whom Woody Harrelson portrayed as an older, grizzled man within the unique 4 “Starvation Video games” films). Right here, although, we’ll comply with a a lot youthful model of the character, with Joseph Zada (“Invisible Boys”) enjoying Haymitch in “Dawn on the Reaping.”
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A number of key roles nonetheless must be forged forward of manufacturing getting underway, with “Starvation Video games” franchise veteran Francis Lawrence set to return to the director’s chair as soon as once more on “Dawn on the Reaping.” Though “Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” was the lowest-grossing “Starvation Video games” film, it proved the franchise nonetheless has quite a lot of enchantment. Therefore, Lionsgate moved shortly to get this adaptation going. As for the story at hand? The synopsis for the ebook reads as follows:
Again in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is attempting to not suppose too laborious about his possibilities. All he cares about is making it by means of the day and being with the woman he loves.
When Haymitch’s identify known as, he can really feel all his desires break. He is torn from his household and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three different District 12 tributes: a younger buddy who’s practically a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and probably the most stuck-up woman on the town. Because the Video games start, Haymitch understands he is been set as much as fail. However there’s one thing in him that desires to combat … and have that combat reverberate far past the lethal enviornment.
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“The Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping” is about to hit theaters on November 20, 2026.