Ralph Fiennes will become the third actor to take on the nefarious 'Hunger Games' villain in 'Sunrise on the Reaping'.

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.

The formidable leader of Panem has previously been portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the original four films, and in his younger years by Tom Blyth in 2023’s “A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Fiennes’ Snow will fall between the two, 40 years after the events of “Songbirds” and 24 years before Katniss Everdeen’s time in the arena.

A fan-favorite Academy Award-winning actor has officially been added to the already stacked cast in 'Hunger Game: Sunrise on the Reaping.'

EXCLUSIVE: While it’s not uncommon for buyers to gripe, here at the Cannes market buyers have lamented the lack of big-canvas must-have projects. As we reported coming into the event, the big-ticket movie was always going to be Lionsgate ‘s Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, which we heard was being budgeted in the $150M range.