After Suzanne Collins and Lionsgate successfully orchestrated a triumphant return to Panem with last year’s prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , The Hunger Games is set to return to bookshelves and big screens alike. As announced last month, the next novel/movie to come from the franchise will tell Haymitch Abernathy’s story . House Of The Dragon fans already have an idea of who should play a young version of the character, and now, the actor has reacted.
Suzanne Collins’ next Hunger Games book will be Sunrise on the Reaping , which will be available for fans to read on March 18, 2025. The story will revolve around the 50th Hunger Games (the Second Quarter Quell) where Haymitch competed. What was particularly notable about these games was that the Capitol decided to have twice the number of tributes kill one another for survival.
Pretty soon after the announcement, Twitter put Tom Glynn-Carney’s name into the ring to be the next actor to play Haymitch, following Woody Harrelson 's run as the character in the original Hunger Games movies. During a recent interview with Vestal Mag , the House of the Dragon actor reacted to the fancasting by saying, No way, that’s the first I’ve heard of it! But I'm incredibly flattered that people would like to see me on screen again. If all goes well, I'll fight for my life in the Hunger Games! [laugh] The 29-year-old actor who plays King Aegon in the HBO series House Of The Dragon was totally happy to be associated with t.
