SUNRISE ON THE REAPING: Glenn Close and Billy Porter Latest Additions to Expansive Cast
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Close will take on the role of Drusilla Sickle, while Porter will portray her husband, Magno Stift.
The film will take the theater circuit by storm next November. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
We've got our Drusilla Sickle and Magno Stift. Acting titans Glenn Close and Billy Porter have boarded The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping , Lionsgate's adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel of the same name.
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Close's Drusilla is the escort for the District 12 tributes during the 50th Hunger Games. She will escort Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada), Maysilee Donner (Mckenna Grace), Louella McCoy (Molly McCann) and Wyatt Callow (Ben Wang). Drusilla is mean-spirited in demeanor and quite snobbish.
An eight-time Academy Award nominee, Close's prolific career spans five decades. She's most known for 1987's Fatal Attraction , 2017's The Wife , 2011's Albert Nobbs and the legal thriller series Damages . She's also in the voice cast for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm , which premiered this year.
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Porter's Magno is the stylist for District 12 during the 50th Hunger Games and Drusilla's husband. Magno struggles with addiction. He also no longer pushes the boundaries of artistic innovation, often relying on looks from previous Hunger Games.
A three-time Tony Award winner, Porter is an esteemed Broadway veteran. On the TV front, he's most known for playing Pray Tell in FX's Pose , for which he won an Emmy Award. His voice work includes roles on Prime Video's Fairfax and Netflix's Big Mouth . He can next be seen in Christmas Karma , debuting this year. Additional upcoming credits for Porter include an untitled James Baldwin biopic, starring as the titular writer and civil rights activist.
The rest of the Sunrise on the Reaping cast includes Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Beetee Latier, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Lili Taylor as Mags Flanagan, Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket, Iona Bell as Lou Lou, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman and Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow. Franchise vet Francis Lawrence will direct from a screenplay by Billy Ray.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on November 20, 2026.
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I Am Not Sleepy And I Will Not Go To Bed (Season 1, Episode 3) From Charlie And Lola Charlie and Lola are getting ready for bed. Lola denies that she's tired at the top of every hour from 6 pm to 10 pm. She proclaims at 11 pm that she can be the exception to kids being unable to stay up until midnight. Charlie gives his little sister pink milk as her bedtime drink and plays along with a game that three pretend tigers need this drink, too. Lola continues to delay the bedtime routine by saying that a lion ate her toothbrush and that whales are swimming in the bathtub. She even jokes around, saying she does not own bedclothes and that dancing dogs got away with them. Lola finally climbs into bed and falls asleep exhausted. What 'I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed' Teaches Kids About Bedtime: Delaying steps in a bedtime routine can lead to overtiredness. Becoming overtired can make you feel more cranky and unable to relax when it's time to lie down. 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During the Renaissance World Tour, and now again on the "Cowboy Carter" tour, Beyoncé has been playfully scanning the crowd during the song, declaring, 'She ain't no diva!' when pointing to a fan. This time around, she made sure to also spotlight someone who fits the title — proudly singing, 'She's such a diva!" And each night, fans looked forward to seeing who the next diva might be. Jay-Z makes first surprise appearance in Paris During the final show in Paris, Beyoncé shocked fans when her husband, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, made a surprise appearance. The two performed some of their beloved throwback hits together, including 'Crazy in Love' (2003) and 'Drunk in Love' (2013) as the crowd roared. Jay also performed his song "Ni**as in Paris," which made for an epic show in the French capital. Following his debut in Paris, Jay returned to the stage at a couple U.S. stops — each appearance met with the same electric energy. Beyoncé has flying car mishap, later replaces car with soaring gold horse During Bey's opening show in her hometown of Houston on June 28, she was forced to pause the show because a technical glitch caused the vehicle to tilt midair. She told everyone to "stop" repeatedly before being safely lowered and landing the car among the audience. There were no injuries. While she recovered, the moment quickly made headlines regarding the safety of the stunt. During her following shows she cut "16 Carriages" from the set list completely and avoided flying in the air in a car. However, a new highlight of the tour came when Beyoncé soared over the crowd on a mechanical horse, replacing the golden car as the single made a return to the set list. Les Twins return to the stage with Beyoncé Another standout moment was Les Twins — Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois — who first joined Beyoncé for her "Cowboy Carter" tour in London, on the international leg of her tour. Born in Sarcelles, France, the dynamic duo has become known as Beyoncé's other set of twins, along with her 8-year-old children Sir and Rumi Carter. Les Twins have collaborated with her on numerous occasions, dancing alongside her on major stages, tours and videos. Some of those include the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013, Beychella in 2018 and the Renaissance World Tour in 2023. Fans were surprised to see them return to the stage during the London opener. To fans delight, they continued to dance alongside the Bey as she returned to the U.S. The pour heard around the world: Beyoncé's funny exchanges with her robots Beyoncé's concerts were packed with high-tech production, leading to countless viral moments as fans watched every detail. During her final Los Angeles show, a robot arm missed her cup while pouring a glass of SirDavis whiskey and the Beyhive went buzzing. The moment instantly sparked playful reactions across the internet. Since then, fans jokingly watched each night to ensure the robot hits its mark. Even Beyoncé made light of the moment at concerts after the spill. In Chicago, Beyoncé smized at the robot arm and watched carefully as it poured her whiskey. Another viral moment came when the robot's hand was missing altogether during during a show in Las Vegas, and fans took note of Beyoncé's look. 'Cowboy Carter' collaborators Miley Cyrus, Shaboozey make surprise performances Beyoncé turned Paris into a special occasion when she brought out her first guest and "Cowboy Carter" collaborator — none other than Miley Cyrus. Decked in gold ensembles, they held hands and kissed cheeks before singing their duet "II Most Wanted" as the crowd went wild. During Beyoncé's grand finale in Vegas, another standout moment came when she brought out another "Cowboy Carter" collaborator — Shaboozey. The two wowed fans as they performed their song "Sweet Honey Buckin.'" Beyond record-breaking numbers and memes, the tour has been a unifying celebration of joy, movement and intentional fashion, as an ode to to country music's roots. Simultaneously, Beyoncé seamlessly held the genre accountable for its historical and ongoing exclusionary aspects. Of course, the Grammy-winning singer first debuted her "Cowboy Carter" tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28 with 39 songs on the set list. The tour may be over, but its legacy lives on. Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Beyonce wraps 'Cowboy Carter' tour: Highlights from the stage
