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Rerelease · AU
All five Hunger Games films return to cinemas in September
One film a night from 3 September, with a Sunrise on the Reaping sneak peek attached in the US. We're confirming whether Australian sessions get the footage.
First look
'Meet Haymitch': the first real look at Zada's Quarter Quell
Released on Haymitch's birthday, the featurette runs from the sunrise of Reaping Day to the arena — with Francis Lawrence and the cast on building the boy before the bottle.
Distribution · AU
Roadshow sets Sunrise on the Reaping for 19 November AU release
The prequel arrives a day ahead of its US bow, with Hoyts, Event and Palace already listing sessions.
Casting
Joseph Zada is Haymitch: the Australian at the centre of Sunrise
An Australian actor is carrying the biggest franchise film of 2026. What we know about the casting, and why it matters here.
Marketing
Reading the Sunrise rollout calendar
Two teasers and one trailer so far, and nothing has leaked. That's not how this franchise usually behaves.
Books · Sunrise on the Reaping
Re-reading Sunrise: ten passages that read differently after the trailer
Ten lines that read differently once you've seen the trailer. Some of them are hard to sit with.
Box office · AU
What the Songbirds & Snakes opening weekend told us about the Australian audience
A 2023 result worth re-reading before November: premium formats carried the weekend, and the regionals held for a month.
Event · online
THGAustralia book club returns — Sunrise re-read, eight weekly sessions from June
Eight Thursdays, one chapter block a week, and a guest from the books desk on the last night. Free to join.
On stage · London
The Hunger Games on Stage: what the West End staging changes for the films
The London production solves the arena with light and sound alone — and that has lessons for the films.
Craft · costume
Bina Daigeler's Reaping Day palette, read closely
There's a lot of dust and denim in these stills, and one colour that doesn't fit. We looked closely.
