It’s exhausting to consider that it’s been 10 years since Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence final performed the fan-favorite characters Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen, respectively, in 2015’s The Starvation Video games: Mockingjay: Half 2. Critically, the place does the time go? Anyway, since then, The Starvation Video games film franchise has solely expanded, spawning two prequels: The Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), which facilities on a younger President Snow earlier than he rose to energy, and now, Dawn of the Reaping, which is able to observe a 16-year-old Haymitch as he prepares to struggle within the second Quarter Quell. With a star-studded forged confirmed for Dawn of the Reaping, which is ready to hit theaters in November 2026, rumors of a sure Starvation Video games alum returning to make a shock cameo within the upcoming sequel have been circulating on-line for fairly some time now. However may there be some reality to those rumors?
In an unique interview with Brit + Co, Starvation Video games star Josh Hutcherson (who is ready to return for 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 alongside Scream alums Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich) responded to rumors that speculated Peeta may presumably make an look within the upcoming Dawn of the Reaping movie. Simply in case you have not had an opportunity to learn the guide, Peeta and Katniss make a short cameo within the epilogue of Suzanne Collins’ novel Dawn of the Reaping, which was launched on bookstore cabinets again in March of this 12 months. When requested about whether or not he can be open to returning for the brand new Starvation Video games prequel, Hutcherson merely responded:
“Yeah, no, that’d be cool.”
Hutcherson went on to say, “No, I do know nothing in that world proper now. The Starvation Video games is superb, and I’ve liked it for a few years, and I’ll adore it eternally.” Within the epilogue of Dawn of the Reaping, Katniss and Peeta (following the occasions of the unique Starvation Video games trilogy) are serving to Haymitch cope along with his previous and the trauma he endured within the Video games. The second takes place years after the tip of Mockingjay: Half 2, the place followers final noticed Katniss and Peeta with kids of their very own, residing in a Panem-free world. Being that quite a lot of time has handed since Mockingjay: Half 2 and the epilogue in Dawn of the Reaping, it might be potential for Hutcherson to make a cameo as Peeta as a result of his character would have aged within the story. Plus, they’ll use make-up to assist him seem older if want be. So, it could possibly be finished.
Hutcherson was first launched as Peeta Mellark in 2012’s The Starvation Video games. He went on to play the character in three of the Starvation Video games movies, together with The Starvation Video games: Catching Hearth (2013), The Starvation Video games: Mockingjay: Half 1 (2014) and The Starvation Video games: Mockingjay: Half 2.
Who Is Set to Star within the ‘Starvation Video games’ Prequel ‘Dawn of the Reaping’?
Like we mentioned earlier than, the upcoming Dawn of the Reaping goes to function a star-studded forged. To call a number of, the prequel forged will embrace Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, McKenna Grace and Maysilee Donner, Jesse Plemos as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Glenn Shut as Drusilla Sickle and Billy Porter as Magno Stift. The forged may also function a slew of recent faces, together with Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, Lili Taylor as Mags Flanagan, Ben Wang as Wyatt Callow, Iris Apatow as Proserpina and Edvin Ryding as Vitus. Make sure that to mark your calendars as a result of Dawn of the Reaping premieres in theaters on November 20, 2026. Within the meantime, we’ll be conserving our fingers crossed for a shock Josh Hutcherson cameo.
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