‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Adds Glenn Close and Billy Porter

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Title Art
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Title Art
‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ title art (Photo Credit: Lionsgate)

Three-time Tony Award winner Billy Porter and eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close are the latest stars to sign on to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Lionsgate announced Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort to the District 12 Tributes. Porter is on board as Magno Stift, her estranged husband and the Tributes’ uninspired designer.

“Glenn Close is a dream Drusilla. She brings so much of her intellect and imagination to each role, creating characters who are unforgettable and iconic. I think Glenn and Francis [Lawrence] will have a ball bringing Drusilla from the page to the screen,” stated producer Nina Jacobson.

Jacobson had this to say about Billy Porter’s casting: “Billy is one of those rare performers who can dazzle and devastate in equal measure on stage and screen. He made an indelible impression on me when we worked together on Pose, both as an actor and a human being. Casting this show has felt like winning the lottery every time one of our idols said yes to us. To be able to announce Glenn Close and Billy Porter together is an embarrassment of riches that we can all celebrate.”

Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, and Ben Wang were previously announced to star, along with Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning, and Kieran Culkin.

Francis Lawrence directs and Billy Ray is adapting Suzanne Collins’ bestseller. Jacobson and Brad Simpson serve as producers, with Cameron MacConomy executive producing.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. Collins’ novel was published on March 18, 2025 and sold more than 1.5 million copies over its first week.

Lionsgate has set a November 20, 2026.




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