Sunrise on the Reaping will release next year, and Lionsgate has confirmed several cast members for the prequel.

Kieran Culkin and Elle Fanning are officially joining the Sunrise on the Reaping cast. Lionsgate confirmed that the Oscar winner has been cast as the flamboyant and eccentric host Caesar Flickerman, a role originally played by Stanley Tucci in the four Hunger Games films.

Oscar and Emmy winner Kieran Culkin has joined “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” as magnanimous host Caesar Flickerman. Stanley Tucci played the role in the original quartet of films. Culkin joins previously announced cast members Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy,