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Glenn Close and Billy Porter Star in Hunger Games Prequel

6/16/2025

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Glenn Close and Billy Porter are set to dazzle audiences in "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," directed by Francis Lawrence. Close takes on the role of Drusilla Sickle, while Porter portrays her estranged husband, Magno Stift. This thrilling prequel, set 24 years before the original series, hits theaters on November 20, 2026.

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Story summary

Glenn Close and Billy Porter are set to dazzle audiences in "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," directed by Francis Lawrence. Close takes on the role of Drusilla Sickle, while Porter portrays her estranged husband, Magno Stift. This thrilling prequel, set 24 years before the original series, hits theaters on November 20, 2026.