Lionsgate announced it would be producing a film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' "Sunrise on the Reaping" before the book was even released.

McCann is known for such television credits as Bad Sisters, The Hardacres, The Boy That Never Was and Star Wars: Visions. Additionally, she has appeared in such features as Never Grow Old and was IFTA-nominated for Herself and can soon be seen in Feed. McCann is represented by United Agents.

Elle Fanning is heading to Panem. The Emmy nominee has been cast as Effie Trinket in “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” an adaptation of the bestselling book by Suzanne Collins. Fanning joins previously announced cast members Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy,