Will There Be Another ‘Hunger Games’ After ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’? – Hollywood Life

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The Hunger Games mastermind Suzanne Collins has proven that there’s always more to tell about Panem. Over the past few years, the author — now hailed by audiences of multiple generations —  has published two prequel stories long before we ever met Katniss Everdeen. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes explores the coming-of-age of teenage Coriolanus Snow, while Sunrise on the Reaping delves into Haymitch Abernathy’s adolescence of trauma and pain.

As we count down the minutes until Sunrise’s theatrical release, book fans are dying to know whether there’s another Hunger Games book — and film — in development. After all, one actor from the franchise has expressed an idea to possibly come back.

Here’s what you need to know about the future (and maybe the past) of Panem.

Will There Be Another Hunger Games After Sunrise on the Reaping?

At this time, no additional Hunger Games film has been announced. Sunrise is the only one that is coming to theaters, following The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Mockingjay Part 1 & 2, Catching Fire and The Hunger Games.

Is Suzanne Collins Writing Another Hunger Games Book?

Suzanne has not announced any new work. It’s not completely unlikely that she will expand the Hunger Games universe, though. After all, she’s surprised fans with not one but two prequel stories on two starkly different characters. But as of now, she has no new book in the pipeline.

Previously the author and former playwright spoke with Scholastic about writing in Haymitch’s voice rather than Coriolanus’ once again.

“After traveling with Coriolanus, who is endlessly manipulative and controlling, it was a relief to wear both Haymitch’s voice and character,” the author explained. “He has a much greater capacity for hope and love and joy. More than Coriolanus — or Katniss, for that matter. His voice is Seam overlaid with Lenore Dove’s Covey influence. There’s far more color to his expression, more humor. Sadly, at the end of the book, you see his concentrated effort to strip all that away, so by the time you reach the trilogy, his language has lost the musicality of his youth. A combination of his desperation to forget combined with years of Capitol TV erase it. I like to think in his remaining years after the war, he reclaims it. You can hear it coming back in the epilogue.”

Could Finnick Odair Get a Prequel Story?

Never say never, but as previously noted, Suzanne has not confirmed that anything is in development. That just hasn’t stopped Sam Claflin from “putting [his] hat into the ring” by expressing a desire to continue his character Finnick Odair’s story — somehow and in some way.

Shortly before the Sunrise release date, Sam told Cinemablend that he’d be open to playing Finnick’s father while opening the door up for a younger actor to portray Finnick’s past self after winning The Hunger Games at just 14 years old.

“I’m too old to play [Finnick],” Sam acknowledged. “But no, I think, yeah, I think it would be a great opportunity for a younger actor as well. … But for me, I feel like his story beyond the games, when he’s a victor, and he sort of goes into The Capitol, and then he’s sort of trading secrets to find out [information] and using, you know, manipulating people. I find there’s so much, so much, to play with.”

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will hit theaters on November 20, 2026.