The Hunger Games universe is officially expanding once again — and this time, two fan-favorite heroes are returning. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are set to reprise their iconic roles as Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, according to multiple outlets. The upcoming film, centered on the tragic early life of Haymitch Abernathy — played by Woody Harrelson — will reportedly feature the duo in a flash-forward sequence during the movie’s epilogue.
Their appearance mirrors the conclusion of Suzanne Collins’ upcoming novel, where Katniss and Peeta sit with Haymitch years after the Capitol’s fall and learn in detail about the heartbreak that shaped him. “I didn’t want to have anything to do with their memorial book after the war,” Haymitch reflects in the epilogue, resisting the pain of his past. But the moment softens when Katniss and Peeta offer him a flock of geese in honor of his late love, Lenora Dove Baird — a gesture that finally breaks through his longtime grief.
“Like the geese,” Haymitch says quietly, “we really did mate for life,” tying the emotional prequel to the original trilogy’s enduring themes of love, loss, and survival. Visit www.jocomms.com for more news details and follow us on all our social media platforms.
