Jesse Plemons Joins Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Jesse Plemons is set to join *The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping*, playing Plutarch Heavensbee, a character originally portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. The film, directed by Francis Lawrence and marking his return for previous Hunger Games films, focuses on Plutarch as a young District 12 resident who becomes an integral part of Haymitch Abernathy's survival journey in the original Hunger Games. Other notable actors include Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Whitney Peak as Lenore Baird, and McKenna Grace as Maysilee Donner. The movie is set to hit theaters on November 20, 2026.