'Hunger Games' And 'Sunrise On The Reaping' Side-By-Sides

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Oh, we are so back. We've finally got the first trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, and frankly I've never been so excited to pay to be so emotionally destroyed in public.

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Fans who read the book, which tells the story of Haymitch Abernathy's Games — aka the 2nd Quarter Quell (50th Games) — know all about the heartbreak we have in store.

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Without spoiling anything, this photo means absolutely everything to me.

But in case you haven't checked out the book just yet, one exciting part is that there are so many cameos and larger appearances from the original trilogy. Unlike Songbirds & Snakes which was set so much earlier than the trilogy, SOTR is set only 24 years prior to the events of Katniss's Hunger Games, so while we still got a few appearances (like Tigris and, of course, Snow) in Songbirds, part of the fun of SOTR is wondering which beloved (or loathed, ahem Snow) character is going to show up next.

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To celebrate this latest installment, here are a bunch of side-by-sides of the original Hunger Games cast with the actors who portray them in Sunrise on the Reaping:

1.

Here's Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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And here they are side by side:

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2.

Here's Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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And here they are side by side:

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3.

Here's Ralph Fiennes as President Snow in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Donald Sutherland as President Snow in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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Here's Tom Blyth as President Snow in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes:

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And here they all are side by side:

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4.

Here's Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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And here they are side by side:

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5.

Here's Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee Latier in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Jeffrey Wright as Beetee Latier in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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And here they are side by side:

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6.

Here's Maya Hawke as Wiress in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Amanda Plummer as Wiress in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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And here they are side by side:

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7.

Here's Lili Taylor as Mags in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Lynn Cohen as Mags in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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And here they are side by side:

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8.

Finally, here's Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee in Sunrise on the Reaping:

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Here's Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee in the original Hunger Games trilogy:

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And here they are side by side:

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on Nov. 20, but you can check out the full trailer below:

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We've got a long wait ahead of us, but I'm so curious to know what you're most excited (or most dreading) to see in SOTR. Let me know in the comments!

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