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Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson were last seen in 2015’s Mockingjay Part 2<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are reportedly set to return to the Hunger Games in next year’s highly anticipated prequel.<\/p>\n

The pair last starred together in Mockingjay – Part 2, the climactic installment of the original film series.<\/p>\n

US magazines The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> and Deadline<\/a> reported that Lawrence, 35, returns as Katniss Everdeen while Hutcherson, 33, will reprise his role of Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.<\/p>\n

They suggest the actors will appear in a flash-forward sequence which features in the novel the new film’s based on.<\/p>\n

The production company Lionsgate did not respond to a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lawrence, who became a household name playing Katniss, previously said she’d be “totally” up for coming back as the character.<\/p>\n

And last month, Hutcherson told US magazine Variety he’d “be there in a heartbeat” if he was asked to come back.<\/p>\n

“It would not take any convincing at all,” he said.<\/p>\n

Hunger Games fans were ecstatic at news the beloved characters would be making a new appearance.<\/p>\n

One wrote: “For non-Hunger Games fans this is like Rihanna returning to music.”<\/p>\n

Another added: “It’s basically Jesus returning to Earth.”<\/p>\n

But there were some who weren’t happy to see the information revealed, saying it could have been kept an “emotional” surprise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping also stars McKenna Grace, Maya Hawke and Ralph Fiennes and is due to hit cinemas in November 2026.<\/p>\n

Author Suzanne Collins’ book of the same name sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its release week earlier this year – the biggest debut for one of her books.<\/p>\n

The Hunger Games series has reportedly made $3.3bn since the release of the first movie in 2012, and a theatre version recently launched<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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