Real or not real? New 'Hunger Games' book, movie prequel will tell Haymitch's story

Let the games begin: Suzanne Collins announced Thursday that a new 'Hunger Games' book is on its way, to be followed by a new movie. The new book, 'Sunrise on the Reaping,' will be the fifth installment in the popular dystopian series. Scholastic is set to publish the novel on March 18, 2025. Collins said she meditated on the writings of David Hume, an 18th century Scottish philosopher known for his skepticism, as she wrote the book.

'Sunrise on the Reaping' will take place 24 years before the original series, starting on the morning of the 50th Hunger Games — infamously known as the Second Quarter Quell, which had double the number of tributes and brought Haymitch Abernathy, who would later be Katniss' mentor, into the spotlight. Hours after the book announcement, Lionsgate — the studio behind the franchise — said the 'Sunrise on the Reaping' adaptation will be released Nov. 20, 2026.

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