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The prequel explores the 50th Hunger Games and the story of Haymitch Abernathy.

Francis Lawrence returns as director of the new film, continuing his legacy with the franchise.

The book "Sunrise on the Reaping" sold over 1.5 million copies during its release week.

Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, who starred as Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in “The Hunger Games” franchise, are reportedly set to reprise their roles in the upcoming prequel movie “Sunrise on the Reaping.”

The prequel movie, which will be released next November, is based on the book of the same name by “Hunger Games” author Suzanne Collins, which was released this past spring.

Though the prequel is set 24 years before “The Hunger Games,” the characters Katniss and Peeta appear in the book’s epilogue,

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