A new crop of tributes are entering the arena. Laura Marcus, Percy Daggs IV, Rada Rae and Jhaleil Swaby have joined the cast of Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on The Reaping.”
They join previously announced ensemble members Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, McKenna Grace, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, Jesse Plemons, Billy Porter, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang and Joseph Zada.
Laura Marcus stars as Silka, the career tribute from District 1. Later in 2025, Marcus will star in Netflix’s “Death By Lighting” as former U.S. president James Garfield’s daughter Mollie Garfield. She can currently be seen in the Hulu/Disney+ series “Andor” as Beela. Marcus previously starred as Elisabeth in “The Serpent Queen” for STARZ, Jinx in BBC’s “Bad Education”, BBC’s “The Jetty” as Caitlin, Amazon Studios “The Devil’s Hour”, and her film starring roles include “The Great Escaper.”
Daggs stars as fan-favorite character Beetee’s brilliant son, a tribute from District 3. He was most recently seen in Lionsgate’s “Never Let Go” opposite Halle Berry. He also stars as a series regular in Hulu’s “Paradise,” and had a recurring role in the AppleTV+ series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Rae will star as Wellie, a tribute from District 6. She most recently starred in the Netflix film “Exterritorials” as well as television series including “House of David” and “Nine Perfect Strangers.”
Swaby will star as Panache, a career tribute from District 1. He has been a series regular on television projects including “The Lake” for Amazon Prime Video, “Supergirl” for CW, and “The Next Step.”
The film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestseller “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” is currently in pre-production and will be released on Nov. 20, 2026.
Francis Lawrence will direct from a screenplay adaptation by Billy Ray. Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will produce. Cameron MacConomy will executive produce. The five films in the franchise have taken in more than $3.3 billion at the box office.
Published on March 18, Collins’ novel “Sunrise on the Reaping” revisits the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of “The Hunger Games,” beginning on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
The book sold 1.5 million copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The 1.2 million copies sold in the U.S. are twice the first week sales of “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” and three times the first week sales of “Mockingjay.”
Meredith Wieck and Scott O’Brien are overseeing the project for Lionsgate. Robert Melnik is overseeing the dealmaking for the studio.
Marcus is represented by David Lazenby at Conway van Gelder Grant, Lena Roklin at Luber Roklin Entertainment and Caroline Fergusson at Pinnacle PR. Daggs is represented by LA Talent. Rae is represented by Symington Talent Management (Los Angeles) and AKP Management Agency (London). Swaby is represented by Vault Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson.
Deadline was first to report Swaby’s casting.
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