‘Hunger Games’ prequel casts Ralph Fiennes as President Snow
Ralph Fiennes has been cast to take on the younger version of the ruthless President Coriolanus Snow
Covenant star Ralph Fiennes has been cast to take on the younger version of the ruthless President Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
Previous casting decisions include stars like Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor and Ben Wang.
The role was previously taken up by the late Donald Sutherland in the original four Hunger Games films. In the previous prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, he was portrayed by young star Tom Blyth.
Sunrise on the Reaping will see a November 20, 2026 release, adapting Suzanne Collins’ novel by the same name.
Producer Nina Jacobson said of casting Fiennes, “We wanted to honor Donald Sutherland by having one of this generation’s greatest actors play President Snow 24 years before Katniss Everdeen entered the arena. Working with Ralph has been on my bucket list since he traumatized me for life in Schindler’s List. It’s genuinely a thrill to welcome him to the Hunger Games.”
The film is being overseen by Meredith Wieck and Scott O’Brien for Lionsgate.
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