Billy Ray is back in business on The Hunger Games. The Oscar-nominated scribe, who put pen to paper on the blockbuster that started it all back in 2012, has been tapped to write the screenplay for the next installment of franchise by adapting Suzanne Collins' newest bestseller The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

Oscar nominated screenwriter Billy Ray is returning to The Hunger Games franchise and will adapt Suzanne Collins’ upcoming prequel novel The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping for Lionsgate. As previously announced, the studio set a global release of Nov. 20, 2026 for the pic.

The odds were only kinda, sorta in the favor of CinemaCon attendees on Tuesday morning as Lionsgate unveiled a new logo for "The Hunger Games" prequel "Sunrise on the Reaping" to the annual trade show for movie theater owners but stopped short of offering any major details - such as cast or footage - about the new film.