The Emmy nominated actress has been chosen to play Effie Trinket in the next Lionsgate movie. Francis Lawrence directs the film adaptation of the successful novel of Suzanne Collinswhich will be released in cinemas in November 2026.
In the film, Effie works as a stylist of Haymith Abernathy (played by Joseph Zada) during the preparation of the 50th hunger games. Elizabeth Banks He played an adult version of Effie in the first four films of the series, which began with the premiere of hunger games in cinemas in 2012.
Cast of the hunger games: dawn in the harvest
The members of the cast announced previously include Zada, Whitney Peak, McKenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor and Ben Wang.
“From the moment Suzanne published the book, a question resonated among fans around the world: who will play Effie?” Said Erin Westerman, co -president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group in a statement. “Elizabeth Banks turned her into an icon, so who could honor that legacy and, at the same time, go back to the first and most formative days of effie? For us, there was only one answer. Elle Fanning’s career has been transcendental. It has an exceptional presence: warm, bright and with extraordinary depth. It was the undisputed favorite of fans from the beginning, and honors us that he has responded to the call. It turned out that the probabilities were in our favor. “
What about hunger games: dawn in the harvest
Lawrence directs the film from a script of Billy Ray which adapts the book of Collins. Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson They produce Force color, while Cameron Macconomy is an executive producer.
Meredith Wieck and Scott O’Brien supervise “dawn in the harvest” for Lionsgate. Robert Melnik managed the agreement on behalf of the study.
The book takes place in Panem in the morning of the harvest of the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before the events of the Hunger Games, the first novel that was published in 2008. The first five films of the franchise have exceeded 3.3 billion dollars in the world box office, with the four initial films led by Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.
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