The Hunger Games franchise is expanding, with Suzanne Collins releasing a new book focused on Haymitch Abernathy — and fans are dying for it to become a movie.
He wasthe victor of the 50th Hunger Gamesduring the second quarter quell, winning at the age of 16. Unsurprisingly, people are desperate for a movie adaptation.
if we’re getting a book about haymitch’s games there is only one man who can do him justice for the movie…pic.twitter.com/g6hbmKtXMT
“The Best Hunger Games Movie is Coming,”saidone fan on X/Twitter. Anotheradded, “I hope they don’t rush the movie, WE CAN WAIT BUT NOT SO LONG.”
There’s excitement all around for the book to head to the big screen, with one fancommenting, “When’s the movie adaptation getting greenlit then.”
“They are doing it. They are doing the second quarter quell. They are doing the year Haymitch won the games. This is not a drill,”exclaimedanother.
Die-hard fans know there’s a deep-rooted story behind Haymitch. He was a trusted mentor to Katniss who helped lead her to victory and helped with the rebellion.
But his backstory with the games is pretty upsetting. During his year, the rules were changed to take double the amount of tributes, with Haymitch being one of the males from District 12.
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He had a mother, brother, and girlfriend when he became a tribute. While there’s interest in seeing how he won, people want to see his relationship with Maysillee Donner. The two create an alliance in the hopes of surviving… but we’re not giving away any spoilers.
Gabriela Silva was a Senior TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Netflix originals, K-Drama, and Disney+ shows. She also has bylines at ScreenRant, Pop Br, and Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
