Josh Hutcherson On Potential ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ Return

With the following prequel in The Hunger Games franchise hitting theaters on Nov. 20, 2026, at the least one acquainted face is open to returning.

Josh Hutcherson, who originated the position of Peeta Mellark within the 2012 adaptation of Suzanne Collins‘ first novel within the YA collection, just lately addressed the potential of reprising the position in Sunrise on the Reaping, which has been rounding out its solid in current months.

“That’d be cool. No, I know nothing in that world right now,” Hutcherson clarified to Brit + Co. “Hunger Games is amazing, and I’ve loved it for many years and I will love it forever.”

Although the occasions of Sunrise on the Reaping are set 24 years earlier than the occasions of The Hunger Games, the ebook briefly contains a grown Peeta and Katniss Everdeen (originated by Jennifer Lawrence) as Haymitch Abernathy (which Joseph Zada is ready to take over from Woody Harrelson) recounts the occasions of his Hunger Game to them.

In March, Collins launched the fifth ebook within the franchise, Sunrise on the Reaping, which marks the second prequel after 2020’s The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. A characteristic adaptation is ready for a fall 2026 launch.

The solid additionally consists of Whitney Peak as Haymitch’s love curiosity Lenore Dove Baird, Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, McKenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Billy Porter as Magno Stift, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Lili Taylor as Mags and Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, amongst others.

Hutcherson beforehand portrayed Peeta in The Hunger Games (2012), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015), alongside Lawrence, Harrison and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne.

The actor has beforehand stated he “would happily play Peeta again,” including: “I think Peeta’s an incredible person to get to bring to life. I’m curious to know what happens between when they have their family and when the story ends, just to understand what happened in the world, how they got to that place. But I’m down. If you can talk to Suzanne Collins and tell her to write a book, I’m in. Sign me up.”