Hot off the success of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Hollywood is adapting Suzanne Collins' new Hunger Games prequel novel, Sunrise on the Reaping, into a major motion picture. And unlike Ballad,

Sunrise on the Reaping, which is among the upcoming book adaptations. A plethora of casting news has surfaced, as the young Haymitch actor was revealed alongside the actress playing Haymitch’s girlfriend.

Like "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," "Sunrise on the Reaping" is a prequel. The story follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy as he navigates being reaped and having to fight to the death in the 50th annual Hunger Games.