The moment Hunger Games fans have been waiting for has finally arrived - Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson have been confirmed to return for Sunrise on the Reaping .

The Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark actors appeared in the first four Hunger Games films , and will reprise their roles for the latest instalment , which is set 24 years before the events of the first film.

It should come as no surprise to fans of Suzanne Collins' new book, in which there is a scene where adult versions of Katniss and Peeta listen to Haymitch Abernathy recount his own experience of the titular games.

Sunrise on the Reaping begins on the day of the 50th Hunger Games, in which a 16-year-old Haymitch, played by Joseph Zada , competes for District 12.

Earlier this year, Hutcherson urged

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