Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Sneak Peek, Trailer, Photos, Cast Guide, and Everything You Need to Know
Sandra Förster is a multilingual actor based in Europe, set to play Hersilia in the Sunrise on the Reaping movie. Hersilia is a trainer during the Hunger Games, who teaches the District 12 and District 7 tributes how to throw knives. “I’m so grateful they’re giving me the opportunity to show what I can do on the big screen and bring this character to life. Thank you for this kind welcome into the Hunger Games family, I’m so overwhelmed,” she wrote on her Instagram.
Devon Singletary is Blair
On October 24, 2025, it was revealed that Florida-based actor and filmmaker Devon Singletary had won the open fan audition to join the cast of Sunrise on the Reaping and will be playing Blair, a resident of District 12 who is friends with both Haymitch Abernathy and Burdock Everdeen, a.k.a. Katniss’s father.
When was The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping movie first announced?
Lionsgate first announced that Sunrise on the Reaping would be adapted into a major motion picture coinciding with the book’s announcement on June 6, 2024. The film project was unveiled by Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. The new Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping movie will be produced by Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson under the Color Force. The duo has previously produced all five existing movies in the Hunger Games franchise, from 2012’s Hunger Games to 2023’s The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
What is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping movie about?
Much like the book, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping movie will also be about young Haymitch and his time at the games.
In case you haven’t yet read the book, the official synopsis is as follows: “As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight… and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.”
