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Elizabeth Banks Was ‘So Excited’ to See Elle Fanning as Young Effie in ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Trailer: ‘She’s Perfect Casting’

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Elle Fanning has Elizabeth Banks’ stamp of approval for playing a young Effie Trinket in the upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel, “Sunrise on the Reaping.”

“I was so excited,” Banks said Monday night at the premiere of her new Peacock series, “The Miniature Wife,” when I asked what she thought about seeing Fanning in the “Sunrise on the Reaping” trailer. “I think she’s perfect casting. I’ve always said it. The fans loved it and wanted it, so I was really happy about it.”