Pre-launch › Hype acceleration · 16 Oct 2026 · T−35
Fourteen character posters
Lionsgate released 14 character posters in the arena's foliage and sunset colours. Bleeding Cool said they were more traditional than the reels used to introduce the cast.
The numbers
- 14Character postersas of 16 Oct 2026ReportedSource: Bleeding Cool
Details
- Date
- 16 Oct 2026 · T−35
- Phase
- Pre-launch › Hype acceleration
- Category
- Social (owned)
- Markets
- Global
- Led by
- Studio-led
- Channels
- Instagram, X
Sources 1
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping - 14 New Character PostersBleeding Cool · 16 Oct 2026 · bleedingcool.com · SecondaryVerifies: 14 character posters; cast earlier introduced through short reels
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