New Delhi, April 13 -- The much-awaited trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has been released, giving audiences a glimpse into one of the most violent chapters in Panem's history - the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

The film, based on the novel by Suzanne Collins, shifts focus to a young Haymitch Abernathy, long before he became the cynical mentor seen in earlier films. The trailer introduces viewers to a teenage Haymitch as he is selected for the Games, setting the stage for a story centred on survival, trauma, and the making of a reluctant victor.

Actor Joseph Zada steps into the role of young Haymitch, a character originally portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the main film series. The footage...