In the novel "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," a young Plutarch serves as a cameraman who captures the reaping of the tributes in District 12. The new prequel film will begin filming in July. Francis Lawrence will direct the movie, which revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of the original "Hunger Games" story.

Jesse Plemons is stepping into the shoes of late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Plemons will star in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Plutarch Heavensbee, the character Hoffman portrayed in his final film roles, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Parts 1 and 2. He joins stars Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak and Mckenna Grace.

Per Deadline, Lionsgate’s Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping has cast Oscar nominee Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee. You might remember the character as the future Head Gamemaker and rebel played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman (who happened to star as Plemons’s on-screen dad in The Master).