Set in a dystopian world where kids kill each other annually as a way to quell a rebellious and fractured nation, The Hunger Games sparked a YA frenzy and inspired women all over

Suzanne Collins's next Hunger Games prequel can continue the legacy of Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by following this surprising character.

Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has cast Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, as announced by The Hollywood Reporter. The movie later confirmed the news on Twitter with an excerpt from the book, reading: “You are brilliant Effie Trinket!” Check out the post below.

Whoever cast the next Hunger Games prequel movie, Sunrise on the Reaping, seems to have been looking at TikTok dream casts. Ready to go back to Panem? Hot off the success of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,

Scholastic is to publish a collector’s edition of Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth novel in The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.