Hunger Games Films Return to Theaters Before New Prequel

The entire "Hunger Games" film series will return to theaters for a limited engagement this September ahead of the premiere of a new prequel film in November. The five existing movies will be shown from September 3 through September 7, 2026, with each film playing for a single day in chronological order of their original release.

The event, a partnership between Lionsgate and Fathom Entertainment, is designed to build anticipation for "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," which is scheduled for release on November 20, 2026. Each screening of the previous films will include an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming installment. Tickets for the five-day event are now on sale.

"Sunrise on the Reaping" is the second prequel film in the franchise and will serve as an origin story for Haymitch Abernathy, the character played by Woody Harrelson in the original series. The new film is set 24 years before the events of the first "Hunger Games" movie and will follow a young Haymitch, portrayed by Joseph Zada, during the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. The official synopsis states the story begins on the morning of the reaping for those games, where the...