Jesse Plemons To Play Future Gamemaker In New 'Hunger Games' Movie

Jesse Plemons is slated to appear in Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, the live adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ book and the latest film in The Hunger Games franchise, according to a report from Deadline.

Plemons will play the young Plutarch Heavensbee. Plutarch Heavensbee was previously played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Parts 1 and 2. Both films marks Hoffman’s final roles.

“Jesse is one of the most talented actors of his generation, with a proven record of picking his roles selectively,” said Erin Westerman, co-president, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We are honored that he has chosen to bring his own take to one of the most fascinating figures in Panem, and feel that his previous collaboration with Philip Seymour Hoffman makes it all the more special. His Plutarch will be both a tribute to the character fans have already come to know and a portrayal he makes his own. We can’t wait for audiences to see it.”

Sunrise on the Reaping is set two decades before the events of The Hunger Games, beginning on the morning of the reaping for the Fiftieth Hunger Games—known as the Second Quarter Quell.

“Jesse has been one of my favorite actors since I first saw him in ‘Friday Night Lights.’ We knew from the start that only an actor’s actor could play a young version of Plutarch," Nina Jacobson of Color Force said. "Jesse was the dream from the start and we couldn’t be prouder to have him join the Hunger Games family.”

Plemons is known for his roles in films such as Kinds of Kindness and Killers of the Flower Moon. Plemons was nominated for Academy Award for his performance in The Power of the Dog.