$3.3 billion: This sci-fi saga returns with the new film fans have been waiting for

Last November, the Hunger Games saga returned to theaters with The Ballad of the Serpent and Songbird, a prequel that focuses on President Snow’s youth. Adapted from the book by Suzanne Collins, the author of the previous literary saga, the story takes place 64 years before the adventures of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence).

Starring Rachel Zeegler, Tom Blyth, Hunter Shaffer, Peter Dinklage and Viola Davis, the Francis Lawrence film grossed $337 million at the international box office. That’s the lowest score for a film in the franchise, which still has $3.3 billion worldwide.

Producer Nina Jacobson, who helmed five films in the saga, told the site when asked about a possible sequel to the 2023 film. polygon that he would only make a new film if Susan Collins had something new to say.

“If Collins has a story to draw from that universe, then that’s great. But if not, it’s better to leave this franchise as one that people remember fondly than to make a sequel for the sake of a sequel.”

A new movie has been announced

Susan Collins announced a new book last night Hunger games under the name “The Rise of the Harvest.”“Releasing March 18, 2025 in the United States. Just an hour later, Lionsgate announced that the upcoming novel would be adapted for film. The film will be released in American theaters on November 20, 2026 (probably France 18), or 14

The story takes place from the 40-year-old ballad about the snake and the songstress and 24 years before Katniss. Sunrise on the harvest will begin on the morning of the 50th Hunger Games. Haymitch Abernathy’s (Woody Harrelson) winning games, Katniss’s future bodyguard… This spin-off film focusing on Haymitch’s youth was one of the most anticipated of the saga’s fans.

No actors have been attached to the project yet, so we don’t know who will play the young Heimch. This film, which takes place 40 years after the events of the previous prequel, does not have Tom Blythe reprising his role as President Snow.

Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will return to produce Francis LawrenceThe director of the last 3 Mother Saga films and the spin-off The Ballad of the Snake and the Bird is in talks to direct. The Hunger Games: Rising Sun on the Harvest.