# ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ First Reactions

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping-first-reactions/
- Published: 2026-10-29T07:05:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T07:54:38+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping-first-reactions-1236742404/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Early reactions praise the film’s cast and emotional story.
- Joseph Zada plays a young Haymitch in the Second Quarter Quell.
- The film is due in cinemas on 30 November.

## Summary

The first audience reactions to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping have appeared after its London premiere and limited screenings on 28 October. Early viewers praised its emotional story, performances and third act, with several calling it among the franchise’s strongest films; full critics’ reviews are expected closer to its 30 November release.

The film follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy during the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell, which features twice as many tributes. Set 24 years before the original series, it stars Joseph Zada alongside Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Glenn Close and others, and is directed by Francis Lawrence. It is the sixth film in the franchise and adapts Suzanne Collins’ novel.

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