Maya Hawke couldn’t be prouder to be part of the “Starvation Video games” franchise, praising the film collection for being notably “anti-fascist” and “mainstream” on the similar time.
The “Stranger Issues” actress shared her ideas on the franchise throughout her Thursday look on “The Tonight Present,” the place she defined to host Jimmy Fallon why she was so excited to be starring within the new prequel movie, titled “The Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping.”
“To begin with, the ‘Starvation Video games’ as a franchise I believe is so cool, as a result of it’s like so explicitly anti-fascist however so mainstream — which is so distinctive and particular,” Hawke shared. “Like, it makes me so proud to be part of that.”
As Hawke continued, she additionally famous that she loved being in the identical firm as Jennifer Lawrence, crediting the latter’s efficiency as Katniss Everdeen as “an enormous half” of why she wished to be an actor.
“She’s wonderful. One among my favourite motion pictures I noticed this yr was ‘Die My Love,’ which I watched in Berlin whereas filming ‘Starvation Video games,’ which was fairly cool,” she added. “However I’m simply such an enormous fan of hers. And so, to be wherever close to that franchise means the world to me.”
Whereas Hawke was in a position to verify that Lawrence will seem in “Dawn on the Reaping,” she didn’t share specifics on the actress’ extremely anticipated return. She did, nevertheless, give credit score to director Francis Lawrence — who has directed all however one of many “Starvation Video games” motion pictures.
“It’s fairly wonderful and particular [that Lawrence is back],” Hawke famous. “It truly is a testomony to what a beautiful director Francis is and the surroundings that he creates.” Watch her full interview under.
Hawke’s casting in “Dawn on the Reaping” was confirmed again in Could, when it was revealed that the actress would play Wiress, the victor of the forty ninth Starvation Video games from District Three. An elder Wiress was portrayed by Amanda Plummer within the “Catching Fireplace” film adaptation.
Along with Hawke, the “Starvation Video games” prequel stars Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Shut, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Billy Porter, amongst many different notable names.
The official logline reads: “‘Dawn on the Reaping’ explores Panem 24 years earlier than Katniss’ saga, beginning on the morning of the reaping for the fiftieth Starvation Video games, the place a younger Haymitch Abernathy participates.”
“The Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping” is about to hit theaters Nov. 20, 2026.
