The beloved book series, “Hunger Games” recently had a new addition titled, “Sunrise on the Reaping.” The new book was released on March 18, 2025 by famous author, Suzanne Collins, and has become a recent hit for fans of the series. It revolves around the details omitted from the Capitol’s version of the 50th Hunger Games which delves into different plots, unexpected alliances, and the power of propaganda within the games. Many fans have been looking forward to reading the book since there hasn’t been a new Hunger Games book released since May 19, 2020. The excitement of having a new and enjoyable book to read has brought many fans to joy.

These fans include many people here at Mark Keppel who have opinions on the new book and film coming out. “The new book was really shocking and it had many unexpected plot twists. This made the book a fun one to read,” Karlie Yonemoto, a sophomore at Mark Keppel, stated. Another sophomore, Queenie Mok, shared, “I am excited for the new movie to come out next year. I have a feeling that it’ll be a pretty thrilling movie considering how exciting the previous movies were.” Hunger Games, “Sunrise of the Reaping,” is becoming a really popular book among Hunger Games fans, in which they are enjoying the continuation of the beloved series very much.

A new film based on the book is also set to be released on November 20, 2026. Instead of this film being focused on Katniss or President Snow, it will be focused on Haymitch Abernathy, one of Katniss’ mentors during the games. Rumored casting has already been released online, with Charlie Plummer as Haymitch, Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus Snow, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, and Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket. To add on, Francis Lawrence, who directed the previous Hunger Games movies, is rumored to be back to direct this new film. Overall, many Hunger Games fans are prepared for this movie to come out and movie theaters are already expected to be packed after the release next year.