‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ First Look in ‘Meet Haymitch’

Happy Reaping Day, and completely satisfied birthday to Haymitch Abernathy.

A “Meet Haymitch” featurette debuted Saturday in celebration of this auspicious date in Panem. It provides a primary have a look at the origin story of Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, winner of the fiftieth Hunger Games and star of the upcoming “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” movie, which hits theaters on Nov. 20.

The featurette teases Zada as Haymitch, with scenes starting from the literal dawn on his Reaping Day to Capitol interviews to the Games itself. Interspersed are clips from manufacturing and interviews with solid and crew about creating the backstory of the now-well recognized character. Woody Harrelson performed Haymitch within the movie adapatations of the unique “Hunger Games” trilogy, in a efficiency director and producer Francis Lawrence calls “a very iconic portrayal of a character.”

Although Zada takes up the mantle of Harrelson’s character, he isn’t the one actor getting into a job acquainted to followers of the collection. Elle Fanning stars as Effie Trinket, initially performed by Elizabeth Banks; the forthcoming fifth movie additionally supplies the backstory to Effie and Haymitch’s relationship within the trilogy. Other returning characters with new stars embrace President Snow (Ralph Fiennes), Caesar Flickerman (Kieran Culkin), Plutarch Heavensbee (Jesse Plemons), Wiress (Maya Hawke) and Beetee (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). Mckenna Grace (Maysilee Donner) and Glenn Close (Drusilla Sickle) additionally be part of the star-studded solid.

Francis Lawrence, who has directed the entire “Hunger Games” movies for the reason that sequel “Catching Fire” in 2013, returns as director and producer. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson additionally produced, with Cameron MacConomy and “Hunger Games” creator Suzanne Collins as government producers.