A scene from ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’
Inspired by the 18th-century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins returns to the ravaged, apocalyptic land of Panem for a new journey. The Hunger Games Novel.
Scholastic announced that sunrise at harvest timeThe fifth volume of Collins’ blockbuster dystopian series will be published on March 18, 2025. The new book begins with the reaping of the fiftieth Hunger Games, set 24 years before the original The Hunger Games The novel came out in 2008, and 40 years after Collins’s most recent book. The Tale of Songbirds and Snakes,
Lionsgate, which has released film adaptations of all four of the earlier films The Hunger Games books, later announcing that sunrise at harvest time Opens in theaters November 20, 2026. Francis Lawrence, who has worked on all but the first The Hunger Games He will return as director on the film.
First four The Hunger Games The books have sold over 100 million copies and have been translated into dozens of languages. Collins discontinued the series in 2010. MockingjayIn 2015, she wrote that it was “time to move on to other countries.” But four years later, she stunned readers and the publishing world when she revealed she was working on what would become a new dimension. The Tale of Songbirds and SnakesReleased in 2020 and set 64 years before the first book.
Collins has drawn upon Greek mythology and Roman gladiatorial games for his previous works. The Hunger Games But for the upcoming novel, she cites Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume.
“with sunrise at harvest time“I was inspired by David Hume’s idea of inherent submission and, in his words, ‘the many are easily controlled by the few,'” Collins said in a statement. “The story also took a deep dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. ‘Real or fake?’ The question feels more pressing to me every day.”
The Hunger Games The films are a multibillion-dollar franchise for Lionsgate. Jennifer Lawrence played heroine Katniss Everdeen in the film versions The Hunger Games, Catching FireAnd MockingjayThe last part of which came in two installments. Other lead actors include Philip Seymour Hoffman, Josh Hutcherson, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland.
“Suzanne Collins is a consummate storyteller and our creative north star,” Lionsgate president Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “We couldn’t be more fortunate to be guided and trusted by a partner whose talent and imagination are consistently brilliant.”
Film version of 1973 Songbirds and SnakesThe film, starring Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler, was released last year. In the fall of this year, a movie was released. The Hunger Games The stage production is set to have its first performance in London.
