# Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer blows fans away

> First 20 minutes of Hunger Games film match book's opening with Haymitch's birthday reaping scene
- Title: Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer blows fans away
- Summary: First 20 minutes of Hunger Games film match book's opening with Haymitch's birthday reaping scene Haymitch's birthday reaping scene shows Capitol's…
- Keywords: hunger games, sunrise on the reaping, joseph zada, whitney peak, glenn close, jesse plemons, kieran culkin, capitol, district 12, reaping, quarter quell, suzanne collins
- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/entertainment/the-hunger-games-sunrise-on-the-reaping-footage
- Author: Belen Edwards
- Published: 2026-09-17T18:23:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: hunger games, sunrise on the reaping, joseph zada, whitney peak, glenn close, jesse plemons, kieran culkin, capitol, district 12, reaping, quarter quell, suzanne collins
## Haymitch's birthday reaping
The film opens with Haymitch Abernathy's birthday coinciding with the reaping day in District 12

> The opening to Sunrise on the Reaping is ripped straight from the book
## Haymitch's new character arc
Joseph Zada's Haymitch is friendly and hopeful unlike Woody Harrelson's version

> Learning how he lost that innocence is the devastating key to Sunrise on the Reaping
## Lenore's resistance hope
Whitney Peak's Lenore hopes for resistance against Capitol tyranny

> Given that Collins opens Sunrise on the Reaping with a quote from Scottish philosopher David Hume about implicit submission
## Capitol's violent crackdown
Peacekeepers violently intervene during reaping to force Capitol to restage the event

> A violent crackdown from Peacekeepers means the Capitol has to restage an entire chunk of the reaping
## Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle
Glenn Close portrays Drusilla Sickle as an unhinged Capitol figure

> an uncanny, delightfully unhinged Glenn Close
## Jesse Plemons as Plutarch
Jesse Plemons plays Plutarch Heavensbee capturing Capitol propaganda

> Plutarch Heavensbee (Jesse Plemons) takes center stage showing Capitol's propaganda machine
## Kieran Culkin as Caesar
Kieran Culkin portrays younger Caesar Flickerman behind the scenes

> Caesar Flickerman (Kieran Culkin) meets tributes for the first time
## Key takeaway

Haymitch's birthday reaping scene shows Capitol's propaganda machinery in action