Suzanne Collins praises new Hunger Games film adaptation
Suzanne Collins, the author of the novels, has watched the new adaptation and rated it very highly. The film, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, opens in cinemas on 20 November.
Author: Thames Compass editorial teamPublished: 1 min read
The author of the book series, Suzanne Collins, has shared her opinion after watching the film. According to WP Film, the comments appeared in a letter published by the studio Lionsgate. Collins described the adaptation as full of life and devastating, and directed most of her praise at the team behind the production.
She singled out director Francis Lawrence, who has directed every film in the series since Catching Fire. In her view, he kept the plot and the key themes of the book while giving the adaptation his own style. She also spoke warmly of the cast, including Joseph Zada, who plays the young Haymitch Abernathy, as well as Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson.
Premiere and story
The film takes viewers to Panem 24 years before the events of the first instalment. The story begins on the day of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell. The screenplay was written by Billy Ray and Michael Lesslie, and the film is based on Collins's 2025 novel.
The Filmweb website gives a world premiere date of 18 November 2026 and a Polish cinema premiere of 20 November 2026. The distributor in Poland is Forum Film. The sources do not give an official UK release date.
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