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It gives a first look at the origin story of Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, winner of the 50th Hunger Games and star of the upcoming \u201cThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping\u201d film, which hits theaters on Nov. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3552\">Dustin Hoffman Says America Is as \u2018Divided\u2019 as During Vietnam War \u2026 and Jokes He Is Still Trying to Figure Out Who He Is<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe featurette teases Zada as Haymitch, with scenes ranging from the literal sunrise on his Reaping Day to Capitol interviews to the Games itself. Interspersed are clips from production and interviews with cast and crew about creating the backstory of the now-well known character. Woody Harrelson played Haymitch in the film adapatations of the original \u201cHunger Games\u201d trilogy, in a performance director and producer Francis Lawrence calls \u201ca very iconic portrayal of a character.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\n\tAlthough Zada takes up the mantle of Harrelson\u2019s character, he isn\u2019t the only actor stepping into a role familiar to fans of the series. Elle Fanning stars as Effie Trinket, originally played by Elizabeth Banks; the forthcoming fifth film also provides the backstory to Effie and Haymitch\u2019s relationship in the trilogy. Other returning characters with new stars include President Snow (Ralph Fiennes), Caesar Flickerman (Kieran Culkin), Plutarch Heavensbee (Jesse Plemons), Wiress (Maya Hawke) and Beetee (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). Mckenna Grace (Maysilee Donner) and Glenn Close (Drusilla Sickle) also join the star-studded cast.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3550\">Sweating It Out: The Best Home Saunas to Try Out The Latest Wellness Craze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tFrancis Lawrence, who has directed all of the \u201cHunger Games\u201d films since the sequel \u201cCatching Fire\u201d in 2013, returns as director and producer. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson also produced, with Cameron MacConomy and \u201cHunger Games\u201d author Suzanne Collins as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3544\">Watch Mark Ruffalo, Sarah Jessica Parker, Margaret Atwood, Judd Apatow and More Give Instructions to Combat Trump\u2019s Tyranny on July 4th<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201cMeet Haymitch\u201d featurette gives a first look at Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, star of the upcoming \u201cSunrise on the Reaping\u201d film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2929,2930],"class_list":["post-3554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-sunrise-on-the-reaping","tag-the-hunger-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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