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Kieran Culkin Joins ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ As Caesar Flickerman


Kieran Culkin has joined 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' as Caesar Flickerman, host of the Hunger Games.

Kieran CulkinKristina Bumphrey/Getty Images Culkin joins an ensemble led by Joseph Zada and Whitney Peak, who respectively play Haynith Abernathy and his girlfriend, Lenore Dove Baird. Others set include Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Lili Taylor as Mags, Ben Wang as Wyatt Callow, Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, and Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket. The story centers on 16-year-old Haymitch, a clever and resourceful boy from District 12, who’s unexpectedly chosen for this edition of the games, which will feature a deadly twist: twice the number of tributes, with 48 children sent into the arena to battle for their lives.

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