Katniss and Peeta will return in Hunger Games prequel
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Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are heading back to Panem in the next Hunger Games movie. Multiple outlets reported on Wednesday, Dec. 10 that Lawrence, 35, and Hutcherson, 33, are expected to reprise their Hunger Games roles as Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, respectively, in the upcoming 2026 prequel Sunrise on the Reaping.
Now, that winning formula is being repeated with Sunrise on the Reaping, a second prequel novel following young Haymitch Abernathy during his own stint in the Hunger Games. Set between Songbirds and Snakes and the original Hunger Games, the book is also being adapted into a movie, and it will bring back two original stars.
While the next Hunger Games movie is a prequel, it will be a sequel of sorts as well. According to online reports (including in Variety), both Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson will return for an appearance in the upcoming Hunger Games film Sunrise on the Reaping.