"She and her fellow Peeta-fan editors will soon have even more content to work with, because Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence are returning to the Hunger Games franchise next year. The pair will reprise their roles as Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games prequel film Sunrise on the Reaping, per The Hollywood Reporter, which Lionsgate is scheduled to release on November 20, 2026."
"Hutcherson previously told that he went through a phase of wanting nothing to do with Suzanne Collins's franchise after finishing Mockingjay - Part 2. "I was like, 'Fuck that,'" he recalled. "I got thrust into a place of notoriety that I never dreamed of, never wanted. It took privacy from me." But the I Love LA and Five Nights at Freddy's star eventually grew to appreciate the experience and became enthusiastic about the idea of reuniting with his old co-stars for another Hunger Games film."
Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence will reprise Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games prequel film Sunrise on the Reaping, scheduled for release on November 20, 2026. The appearance will likely be a flash-forward scene that reunites the couple for the first time on screen since 2015's Mockingjay - Part 2, in which they were married with children. Director Francis Lawrence returns to the franchise as director of the prequel. Hutcherson initially rejected further involvement after Mockingjay - Part 2, citing sudden notoriety and loss of privacy, but later embraced the franchise and expressed enthusiasm to reunite with former co-stars. Fans are expected to welcome the reunion.
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