Elle Fanning Received Help from Elizabeth Banks for Hunger Games Prequel

Filming for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is underway and Elle Fanning is taking on the position of Effie Trinket — with the endorsement of unique star Elizabeth Banks.

The latest story within the Hunger Games franchise — primarily based on Suzanne Collins‘ best-selling novel — takes place in Panem on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before the events of the first movie. In the prequel, Effie serves as the stylist for Haymitch Abernathy (played by Joseph Zada) ahead of the 50th games; Banks portrayed an older version of Effie in the series’ first 4 movies, which kicked off with The Hunger Games hitting theaters in 2012.

At the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday, Fanning informed The Hollywood Reporter that they’re at the moment capturing and “I’m almost done with my section. Effie is on the screen now.”

As for conversations she’s had with Banks in regards to the position, the star additionally revealed, “I’ve met her before and she actually was so kind and she sent me these beautiful flowers and said, ‘May the odds be ever in your favor.’ We texted a little bit. She made that role iconic and so lovable and so I hope I can live up to what she did for the fans.”

Francis Lawrence is as soon as once more on the helm of the brand new movie, which is ready to hit theaters Nov. 20, 2026. The forged additionally consists of Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor and Ben Wang, with Ralph Fiennes because the villainous President Snow.

Fanning has beforehand credited followers for her touchdown the position of Effie, telling MTV earlier this 12 months, “It was funny because I think fans made this happen in a way. The studio [Lionsgate] said they were getting kind of hounded online, like, ‘Elle needs to play Effie.’”