A-list actress Glenn Close has stunned fans with a dramatic physical transformation in the recently released teaser trailer for the new Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping.¹ The 78-year-old actress's look, achieved with elaborate prosthetics and makeup, has rendered her nearly unrecognizable to viewers (Page Six, People Magazine).²

🎬 Close's Role: Drusilla Sickle

Close plays Drusilla Sickle, the cruel and eccentric District 12 tribute escort for the 50th Hunger Games.³

• Look: In her role as a Capitol official, Close sports a bright orange bob wig, exaggerated makeup with sharp eyebrows and bright red lipstick, and apparent facial prosthetics to achieve an unsettling, authoritarian, "plastic-faced" appearance (Page Six, Parade).⁴

• Significance: Drusilla Sickle is the predecessor to the more widely known District 12 escort, Effie Trinket (played by Elizabeth Banks in the original trilogy).⁵ Like Effie, Drusilla is tasked with announcing the tributes, but she is described as being more openly sinister and concerned only with her standing in the Capitol (Screen Rant).⁶

• Key Line: In the trailer, Close's character announces the brutal twist of the 50th Games: "Welcome Panem, to the glorious reaping of District 12...⁷ Twice the tributes, twice the glory." (Page Six)

📖 About The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The prequel film is based on the 2025 book of the same name by author Suzanne Collins and focuses on a pivotal event in the franchise's history.⁸

• Timeline: The movie is set 24 years before the events of Katniss Everdeen's original story and 40 years after the previous prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Audible, SuperSummary).⁹

• The Second Quarter Quell: The story centers on the 50th Hunger Games, which, as a Quarter Quell, required districts to send twice the usual number of tributes (48 total), creating a deadlier competition than ever before.¹⁰

• Central Character: The film follows a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy (played by Joseph Zada), the future mentor of Katniss and Peeta, chronicling his traumatizing experience as a tribute from District 12 (Parade, Cinema Express).¹¹

🌟 Star-Studded Supporting Cast

The film features an ensemble cast playing younger or different versions of characters familiar to fans:¹²

Character	Actor	Original Trilogy Role
Young Haymitch Abernathy	Joseph Zada	Mentor (Woody Harrelson)
President Snow	Ralph Fiennes	Older President (Donald Sutherland)
Plutarch Heavensbee	Jesse Plemons	Head Gamemaker (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
Young Effie Trinket	Elle Fanning	District 12 Escort (Elizabeth Banks)
Caesar Flickerman	Kieran Culkin	Host (Stanley Tucci)
Drusilla Sickle	Glenn Close	District 12 Escort

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to be released in theaters on November 20, 2026.¹³