Kieran Culkin has joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Lionsgate’s sixth entry in the series of hit film adaptations from the novels of Suzanne Collins.
Lionsgate kicked off sales on the new entry at this week’s Cannes market.
Recent Oscar winner (for A Real Pain) Culkin will play games host Caesar Flickerman, the character played in the four original Hunger Games films by Stanley Tucci. Culkin joins a cast that already includes Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, Ralph Fiennes and Elle Fanning.
Directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay adaptation by Billy Ray, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to be released on November 20. Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson will produce. Cameron MacConomy will executive produce.
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Erin Westerman commented: “Kieran’s scene-stealing presence and undeniable charm are perfect for Caesar Flickerman, the sickeningly watchable host of Panem’s darkest spectacle. Stanley Tucci made Caesar unforgettable – and now Kieran will make the role entirely his own.”
Jacobson added: “Kieran’s magnetism, wit and unpredictability make him a perfect fit for Caesar Flickerman. A host like Caesar transforms brutality into entertainment, and an actor as layered as Kieran makes sure we don’t look away.”
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