Long before Katniss Everdeen ever stepped into Panem’s deadly arena, the terrifying engine of the Capitol had already spent decades consuming district members. While the young heroine’s defiance truly shattered the system, the structural cruelty of the games was established and solidified decades earlier, buried in a dark history that has never played out on screen. Now, one of those stories is preparing to step out of the shadows, with Lionsgate officially lifting the veil on the most legendary, high-stakes tournament the dystopian nation has ever witnessed in a gripping new trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

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