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'The Conjuring' actress Lili Taylor joins 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' cast
Taylor will play the role of Mags in the on-screen adaptation of the bestselling book by Suzanne Collins
- PUBLISHED: Thu 15 May 2025, 11:59 AM
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Actress Lili Taylor has joined the cast of the upcoming film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, an adaptation of the bestselling book by Suzanne Collins. She will play the role of Mags in the film.
The Conjuring actress joins the previously announced cast members Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, McKenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Maya Hawke as Wiress and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee.
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Taylor's character, Mags, was previously portrayed by Lynn Cohen in Catching Fire. In the previous instalments, Mags is a former Hunger Games champion-turned-District 13 metro.
The film adaptation of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will release on November 20, 2026, reported Variety.
Francis Lawrence will direct from a screenplay adaptation by Billy Ray.
Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell, reported Variety.
Three-time Emmy nominee Taylor will also next be seen in the second season of Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again as well as Netflix's Fear Street: Prom Queen.
According to the outlet, the actress is also in talks to join the cast of the mystery drama Outer Range.
Taylor is also an author who released her debut book, Turning to Birds, a love letter to birding and the art of seeking peace in unexpected places, earlier this year.