Ralph Fiennes to Play President Snow in “Sunrise on the Reaping”

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Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave“) will be bringing yet another diabolical villain to life on the silver screen. The former Voldemort actor will take over the role of President Coriolanus Snow from the late, great Donald Sutherland in the next “Hunger Games” film.

“We wanted to honor Donald Sutherland by having one of this generation’s greatest actors play President Snow 24 years before Katniss Everdeen entered the arena,” producer Nina Jacobson said. “Working with Ralph has been on my bucket list since he traumatized me for life in ‘Schindler’s List.’ It’s genuinely a thrill to welcome him to the Hunger Games.”

“Sunrise on the Reaping” is yet another prequel in the Suzanne Collins dystopian series, this one coming after “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” but before the first book, “The Hunger Games.” It follows the second Quarter Quell Games in which Haymitch Abernathy (originally played by Woody Harrelson) competes (and wins) the bloody competition.

We know already most of the main cast, which includes Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee Latie (played by Jeffrey Wright in “Catching Fire“), Maya Hawke as Wiress (played by Amanda Plummer), Lili Taylor as Mags, and Ben Wang as Wyatt.

Francis Lawrence, who helmed all but the first film in the series, will direct.

“Sunrise on the Reaping” currently has a release date of November 20th, 2026. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.