The games are back on — and so is a key player from the franchise’s original success. Billy Ray, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind Captain Phillips, has officially been tapped to pen the screenplay for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The upcoming film, based on Suzanne Collins’ newest bestseller, is set for a worldwide theatrical release on November 20, 2026, from Lionsgate, with the studio announcing their news during their presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
