Elizabeth Banks Backs Nov. 20 Hunger Games Prequel as Joseph Zada Wins 'Perfect' Haymitch Praise
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Oct 29
Elizabeth Banks Backs Nov. 20 Hunger Games Prequel as Joseph Zada Wins 'Perfect' Haymitch Praise
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Oct 29
Summary
Elizabeth Banks said she has seen “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” and called the film “amazing,” while singling out Joseph Zada as a “perfect Woody Harrelson” in the young Haymitch role.
The prequel, based on Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel, follows Haymitch through the 50th Hunger Games, with Zada taking over the character before Harrelson returns in a flash-forward scene.
Zada said his first day filming came at the Cornucopia with 47 other kids and a massive drone overhead, a setup he said fed the nerves needed for the character.
The Lionsgate film also stars Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Kieran Culkin and Elle Fanning, and opens in theaters on Nov. 20.