The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping stars at Sydney photo call – Australian actor Joseph Zada and Mckenna Grace have appeared beside Sydney Harbour as the film’s global publicity tour began. The first official photo-call images put the pair together ahead of the film’s Australian cinema release on 19 November 2026.
Sydney is the first stop for a campaign built around a new generation of Panem characters. For Australian audiences, the launch also places Zada, who plays the young Haymitch Abernathy, at the centre of the franchise’s next chapter.
Joseph Zada and Mckenna Grace in Sydney
The two actors posed at the harbour with the Sydney Opera House in the background. Photographer Scott Ehler captured the official images for Roadshow Films, including individual portraits and shots of the stars together.
Zada takes on Haymitch at 16, when his name is drawn for the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. That edition of the Games doubles the number of tributes. The story unfolds 24 years before the events of the original Hunger Games film.
Grace plays Maysilee Donner, another District 12 tribute. The pair’s story places them against the Capitol under President Snow, played by Ralph Fiennes.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Australian release
Based on Suzanne Collins’ novel, the film is directed by Francis Lawrence, who also produces alongside Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. The cast includes Jesse Plemons, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak and Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Roadshow Films and Lionsgate will bring The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping to Australian cinemas on 19 November 2026.
For more on the film, read TV Central’s Sunrise on the Reaping trailer coverage, and visit the official Hunger Games website.
