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06 Jun 2024 T−897
Scholastic announced Suzanne Collins's fifth Hunger Games novel for 18 March 2025. Hours later Lionsgate dated the film adaptation for 20 November 2026, with Francis Lawrence in talks to direct and Color Force producing.
USGLOBALReported
Studio-led
The desk did not find the Lionsgate or Scholastic release itself; dates come from Deadline.
23 Apr 2025 T−576
Lionsgate closed its two leads after auditioning hundreds of actors. Co-president Erin Westerman called the franchise "a launching pad" for young actors.
USGLOBALReported
Joseph Zada
16 May – 21 May 2025 T−553
Ralph Fiennes was cast as President Snow, Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket and Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman. Each role had been played by a well-known actor in the earlier films.
USGLOBALReported
Ralph Fiennes · Elle Fanning · Kieran Culkin
Week of 23 May 2025 T−546
Lionsgate asked fans on X to send a video of up to 60 seconds for a chance to appear in the film. No experience was needed. Entries closed on 6 June and were limited to US residents over 18.
USReported
Studio-led · UGC contest
The desk has not opened the X post; date is the Daily Beast report.
24 Oct 2025 T−392
Lionsgate announced on Instagram that Florida actor Devon Singletary had won the casting call. It shared his reaction and his first day on set.
USReported
Studio-led · UGC contest
Outlets differ on whether the role has lines.
10 Dec 2025 T−345
Deadline and THR reported that the original Katniss and Peeta would appear, matching a framing scene in the book. Lionsgate did not comment.
GLOBALReported
Jennifer Lawrence · Josh Hutcherson
18 Mar 2025 T−612
On publication day Collins read from chapter one on the Hunger Games Books channels in partnership with Lionsgate, and influencers read the same passage in their own languages. Scholastic registered more than 1,000 launch events and sent 2,500 event kits. Waterstones held 110 midnight parties in the UK.
USUKGLOBALReported
Scholastic
04 Jul 2026 T−139
In the book, the reaping falls on Haymitch's birthday, 4 July. Lionsgate used the date for a featurette with Zada, Lawrence, Jacobson and the cast.
USGLOBALConfirmed
Joseph Zada
Week of 14 Sep 2026 T−67
Unbranded posters and banners of a Peacekeeper against a rising sun appeared in New York, London, Los Angeles and Mexico City, including a banner over the New York Stock Exchange. LED trucks carried the image around Philadelphia. The small print credits "the Capitol".
USUKMXReported
Studio-led · In-universe artifact / ARG · Landmark takeover
Lionsgate has not been quoted on the placements. A social post embedded by Creative Bloq also lists Washington, NATO headquarters in Belgium and Thailand; those sites are not verified.
18 Sep 2026 T−63
The UK leg of the propaganda campaign used painted walls rather than printed banners. The Cardiff mural shows a Peacekeeper, a volcano and pink birds from the book.
UKReported
Studio-led · In-universe artifact / ARG
01 Apr 2025 T−598
Francis Lawrence presented the film at Lionsgate's CinemaCon panel and called it his favourite book in the series. There was no footage. Lionsgate showed an animated logo with a familiar voice at the end, and posted it the same day.
USGLOBALConfirmed
Studio-led
30 Apr – 18 May 2025 T−569
Lionsgate took international rights to Cannes. Deadline reported a budget north of $150M and a German ask above $20M, which it called close to a record for one territory. Lionsgate declined to comment.
GLOBALEUROPEReported
Studio-led
16 Jun 2025 T−522
Lionsgate made the two castings official during its presentation to European exhibitors in Barcelona.
EUROPEReported
Glenn Close · Billy Porter
16 Jul 2025 T−492
Lionsgate kept North America and the UK and sold the rest to independents, including Leonine in Germany, Metropolitan in France, Notorious in Italy, Nordisk in Scandinavia and IDC in Latin America. Germany opens on 19 November as "Die Tribute von Panem".
EUROPEDELATAMReported
Leonine
20 Nov 2025 T−365
Lionsgate released an unannounced teaser and first-look images exactly a year before opening. Lionsgate said it drew 109M global views in 24 hours, its second-biggest launch after Michael that same month. A Hunger Games bundle on Apple TV reached No. 1 on Apple's charts the same night.
GLOBALConfirmed
Apple TV
13 Apr 2026 T−221
The trailer put Zada's Haymitch against Fiennes's Snow and showed most of the ensemble.
GLOBALConfirmed
Studio-led
14 Apr 2026 T−220
IMAX posted the trailer on its channel under its "Filmed for IMAX" label. Lionsgate's own videos say "in theaters & IMAX November 20".
GLOBALConfirmed
IMAX
16 Sep 2026 T−65
A darker trailer showed the tribute parade and the arena's creatures, with Woody Harrelson's voice saying there are no winners. Two posters split the cast into District 12 and the Capitol.
GLOBALConfirmed
Studio-led
10 Apr 2026 T−224
A promo recapped all five films and cut from each original actor to their younger counterpart, from Elizabeth Banks's Effie to Elle Fanning's. It was the first footage beyond the teaser and also sold the five-film collection on digital.
GLOBALConfirmed
Studio-led
Week of 22 Jun 2026 T−151
A line of hoodies, a crewneck, T-shirts and shorts was announced on Instagram in late June. A student paper reported that only the shorts were still in stock, despite critical comments on the post.
USReported
Studio-led
Single source; the exact launch date and the seller were not verified.
09 Jul 2026 T−134
Lionsgate and Fathom Entertainment put all five earlier films back in US theaters from 3 to 7 September, one a day, each with a theatrical-only look at Sunrise on the Reaping. Lionsgate UK ran the same idea in UK cinemas.
USUKConfirmed
Fathom Entertainment
12 Aug 2026 T−100
Stila launched a limited collection on its site and Ulta.com, with Ulta stores due from 16 October. Shades are named after characters, and Collins approved names and packaging. Some fans on Instagram compared the tie-in to Capitol consumerism.
USUKReported
Stila Cosmetics · Ulta Beauty
24 Sep 2026 T−57
After days of hints on his own social accounts, Kahan confirmed he had written the album's first single with Aaron Dessner. The 29-artist album, produced by Dave Cobb, comes out on MCA on 13 November.
GLOBALReported
Noah Kahan · MCA Records
02 Oct 2026 T−49
The single and its lyric video went live overnight into 2 October, with presaves for the album.
GLOBALConfirmed
Noah Kahan
05 Oct 2026 T−46
A dense poster stacks the cast inside flowers, butterflies and weapons, with Snow at the top. Creative Bloq reported fans calling it beautiful and unsettling.
USGLOBALReported
Studio-led
09 Oct – 11 Oct 2026 T−42
Outside the convention, at 462 11th Avenue, fans could walk into the arena of the 50th Games, take a downloadable photo and collect a poster. No badge was needed. Grace, Zada, Wang and Peak visited.
USReported
Joseph Zada
09 Oct 2026 T−42
Lionsgate gave fan editor Areq unseen footage of Drusilla Sickle and Maysilee Donner and released his trailer on its own channels. Lionsgate called it a recognition of fan editing as an art form.
GLOBALConfirmed
Areq · Creator access
Week of 14 Oct 2026 T−37
The two leads began the tour in Australia, Zada's home country.
AUReported
Joseph Zada · Mckenna Grace
Date is that of Deadline's gallery; the Sydney event date was not confirmed.
15 Oct 2026 T−36
Fandango and Lionsgate made the five earlier films free with ads on Fandango's streaming app from 16 to 31 October, the first time all five were free together. The aim is ticket sales for the new film. Versant adds promotion across its networks.
USReported
Fandango · Versant · Platform subversion
16 Oct 2026 T−35
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.
GLOBALReported
Studio-led
16 Oct 2026 T−35
The band's first work with Butch Vig since 1993 arrived with a music video using the purple smoke from the trailers. They added it to their arena tour set.
USGLOBALConfirmed
The Smashing Pumpkins · MCA Records
19 Oct 2026 T−32
A month before release, Lionsgate posted a featurette titled 'Origins' on its YouTube channel.
GLOBALConfirmed
Studio-led
