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‘Hunger Games’ Producer Nina Jacobson on ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ Movie, Casting Young Haymitch and the Franchise’s Legacy Amid New Book Release

"The Hunger Games" producer shares an update on "Sunrise on the Reaping" film development, including what she's looking for in a young Haymitch.

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[Sawyer]

 

[Pennywise]

Billy Ray Returning To ‘Hunger Games’ Franchise, Will Adapt Prequel ‘Sunrise On The Reaping’ – CinemaCon

'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' Being Adapted by Billy Ray

t.co

 

[CB Fan]

Someone said Rudy Pankow for young Haymitch and it fits so well.

 

[Sawyer]

Someone said Rudy Pankow for young Haymitch and it fits so well.

Looks-wise, that’s not bad, but no one’s buying those Outer Banks actors as teens anymore.

 

[CB Fan]

I mean JLaw didn’t look like a teen either.

 

[#root]

 

[psylockolussus]

I like these flashy animated logos for the Hunger Games movies.

 

[Still Wynning]

I like these flashy animated logos for the Hunger Games movies.

I still remember getting goosebumps in the theater at the end of Catching Fire after that awesome cliffhanger, seeing that logo change and hearing that score. Chills.

I love the symbolism of the changing logos, too. For The Hunger Games, the Mockingjay is within the circle, confined and constrained by the oppression of Panem. Catching Fire, it’s wings are more stretched out and outside of the circle, starting to break free. Mockingjay: Part 1, it’s flying upward, almost standing defiantly to the enemy. And finally, with Mockingjay: Part 2, it’s completely broken through and shattered the circle into pieces, signifying everyone finally being free and Panem finally falling and it’s reign having finally come to an end.

There’s an original film series idea I’ve been working through and workshopping in my head for the past decade or so and I thought about possibly doing something conceptually like a cross between what the Hunger Games did and what Supernatural did with changing its logo every season to reflect what the theme is going to be for that season.

I really like specialized logos for films because they serve as a really good storytelling device and symbolically show the state of things and the characters within the story. Also, it gives you the opportunity to do some really cool, fun, unique visual stuff.

 

[psylockolussus]

Yes love it! I remember there's 1 video that combined the animated logo for the first four movies.

 

[Sawyer]

I mean JLaw didn’t look like a teen either.

Ehh… she was 20-21 during that first one, so at least it was a decent approximation.

Josh Hutcherson was a little younger than that. Rachel Zegler was about the same age as Lawrence during Songbirds and Snakes. I guess there’s Tom Blyth and Josh Rivera, but as mentors rather than tributes, I think that was deliberate. This is all about putting children on the front lines. IMO, you don’t get the same effect by casting a 27 year old.

 

[Pennywise]

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Plummer is Being Eyed to Star as Haymitch in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping'

Charlie Plummer is being eyed to star in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as young Haymitch Abernathy.

www.nexuspointnews.com

 

[Sawyer]

Plummer’s a bit older than I would’ve thought they’d go for, but he’s reasonably baby-faced. I could buy it.

Not sure about Fiennes. He’s great, but very different energy than Sutherland. I was all for casting Kiefer, but I would understand if that would feel a little raw for him considering how recently Donald passed.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Sawyer]

Okay, that one just sounds like Richtman making **** up.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Okay, that one just sounds like Richtman making **** up.

Which means it's probably true.

 

[Pennywise]

As always, take it with some salt.

 

[Still Wynning]

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As always, take it with some salt.

Ooh, I really like this choice!

 

[psylockolussus]

Anyone picked up the book? Is it good?

 

[Drizzle]

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What's funny is that I could buy Schwartzman as a younger Caesar way more than I can with Culkin. If this is true I kinda wish that the casting had been reversed with Culkin playing his dad in Songbirds and Snakes and Schwartzman playing the younger Caesar in this.

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As always, take it with some salt.

I can at least buy Jesse Plemons as a younger Philip Seymour Hoffman but if we can't get Keifer Sutherland as the younger Snow then they could have at least gone for Cooper Hoffman as Plutarch.

 

[Link]

Anyone picked up the book? Is it good?

It is! Incredibly dark, though. Some clunky fan service (as was the case with the first prequel) but the cast of characters is strong and this is going to be quite the spectacle.

 

[psylockolussus]

Makes me wonder if there would be a third spin off book/movie.

 

[Drizzle]

Makes me wonder if there would be a third spin off book/movie.

If Sunrise on the Reaping book sales and box office do well enough I'm sure they're gonna try to squeeze some more juice out of it. Though I really don't know what other avenues they could explore other than a prequel that goes way back and shows how the United States became Panem, which could lead into the first ever Hunger Games. I suppose they could go into spinoffs for fan favorite characters like Finnick and Johanna to show what their Hunger Games were like but I think that's overkill.

 

[psylockolussus]

I liked the direction of these spin-offs. Expanding the universe, yet they aren't treating these prequels/spin offs as the new trilogy/quadrilogy/pentalogy. This is what WB should have done with Wizarding World.

 

[psylockolussus]

If Sunrise on the Reaping book sales and box office do well enough I'm sure they're gonna try to squeeze some more juice out of it. Though I really don't know what other avenues they could explore other than a prequel that goes way back and shows how the United States became Panem, which could lead into the first ever Hunger Games. I suppose they could go into spinoffs for fan favorite characters like Finnick and Johanna to show what their Hunger Games were like but I think that's overkill.

I think a new Hunger Games film every 3 to 5 years would be fine. They just need to come up with a compelling story, so the audience would care to watch the 7th/8th/9th movie.

However, I'm not interested in seeing a prequel film with Finnick or Johanna as the lead character. I'd be interested in a new set of victors, with younger version of the non-victors we saw in the first 4 films.