Ben Wang joins cast of ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’

Ben Wang has officially joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ newest installment in the blockbuster dystopian franchise. Wang will portray District 12 tribute Wyatt Callow, adding to the expanding ensemble for the Second Quarter Quell story, which is set 24 years before the events of the original Hunger Games series.

Wang joins a high-profile cast that includes Joseph Zada as a young Haymitch Abernathy, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee, and Lili Taylor as Mags. Francis Lawrence returns to direct, continuing his longstanding involvement with the franchise. The film is slated for release on Nov. 20, 2026.

Best known for his breakout role in Disney+’s American Born Chinese, Wang is set to lead Sony’s upcoming Karate Kid: Legends, which hits theaters May 30.

Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem with a storyline centered on the 50th Hunger Games. The book debuted in March and has already sold more than 1.5 million copies across several countries, outpacing the launch of previous entries in the franchise.