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Elle Fanning pulled out all the stops as she arrived at The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping premiere at Westfield, London on Wednesday night.
The actress, 28, who plays Effie Trinket, wowed in a Robert Wun pale pink gown and avant-garde hat while posing animatedly on the star-studded red carpet.
Her co-star Glenn Close, 79, followed closely behind, turning heads in a metallic green gown on her arrival.
The Hollywood icon, who stars as Drusilla Sickle, modelled a khaki bow maxi dress from Simone Rocha's 2026 autumn/winter collection.
Glenn appeared in great spirits as she emerged from her hotel using a cane after recently undergoing a hip replacement.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, which releases November 20 in cinemas, is a prequel to the smash hit book and movie franchise.
Elle and Glenn made a glamorous appearance alongside co-stars Kieran Culkin, Ralph Fiennes, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace and Molly McCann.
Elle Fanning, 28, pulled out all the stops in a quirky gown and avant-garde hat as she arrived at The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping premiere in London on Wednesday night
Her co-star Glenn Close, 79, followed closely behind, turning heads in a metallic green gown on her arrival
Hunger Games star Mckenna Grace, 20, stole the show in a shimmering gown as she posed up a storm
The actress, who plays Effie Trinket, wowed in a Robert Wun pale pink gown and avant-garde hat while posing animatedly on the star-studded red carpet
The premiere saw the likes of Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster as well as Kelly Rutherford and Lottie Moss.
Love Island stars Tasha Ghouri, Cara De La Hoyde-Massey and her husband Nathan were also in attendance.
The official trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping dropped back in April, showing a glimpse of Kieran Culkin for the first time.
The film is set 25 years before The Hunger Games, with familiar characters including Effie Trinket (Fanning), President Snow (Fiennes) and Plutarch Heavensbee (Plemons) emerging as their younger selves.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, adapted from Suzanne Collins' novel, will premiere in theatres on November 20.
Culkin will bring to life a young Caesar Flickerman, originally played by Stanley Tucci. Maya Hawke stars as Wiress.
Relative newcomer Joseph Zada is playing Haymitch, with Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman's character).
Meanwhile, Close looked unrecognisable with heavy prosthetics and fake teeth as she transformed into Drusilla Sickle.
'With Sunrise on the Reaping, I was inspired by David Hume's idea of implicit submission and, in his words, 'the easiness with which the many are governed by the few',' the author said in a June 2024 press release.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping, which releases November 20 in cinemas, is a prequel to the smash hit book and movie franchise
Glenn couldn't wipe the smile off her face as she larked around while posing for pictures in her trademark opera gloves
Glenn appeared in great spirits as she emerged from her hotel using a cane after recently undergoing a hip replacement
Elle and Glenn made a glamorous appearance alongside co-stars Kieran Culkin (L) and Ralph Fiennes (R)
McKenna and her co-star Whitney Peak smiled in their glamorous gowns while complementing the backdrop
Whitney looked ethereal in a pleated dress as she posed for pictures before heading into the screening
The cast pictured L-R: Francis Lawrence, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Whitney Peak, Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes and Nina Jacobson
Rod Stewart enjoyed a night out with his glamorous wife Penny Lancaster who sported a aztec maxi dress
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri went all out in a statement snakeskin gown as she posed on the red carpet
Lottie Moss put on a dazzling display in a glitzy gown with cape sleeves
Alexandra Burke looked incredible in a plunging metallic midi dress
Sophie Ellis-Bextor kept cosy in a multi-coloured coat as she wrapped up warm at the premiere
Millie Mackintosh showcased her slender physique in a cut-out black gown
Former Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova commanded attention in a black ruffled dress
Gossip Girl icon Kelly Rutherford was joined by her model son, 20
Laura Whitmore wowed in a leather jacket and matching boots for the occasion
Cara De La Hoyde-Massey looked pretty in a floral dress on a date night with her husband Nathan
The official trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping shows a glimpse of Kieran Culkin (pictured)
The film is set 25 years before The Hunger Games, with familiar characters including Effie Trinket (Elle Fanning, pictured centre)
She added: 'The story also lent itself to a deeper dive into the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question 'real or not real?' seems more pressing to me every day.'
Francis Lawrence, credited with directing four of the five previous Hunger Games films, is behind the latest iteration.
Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games in his youth, and the new movie will depict how the experience led him to become the drunken, ornery character fans have come to know.
Ben Wang joins the cast as Wyatt Callow, another tribute from District 12 whose family is known for betting on the games.
Plemons will transform into a youthful Plutarch, whose older version was played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Overall, the movies in the franchise that have hit theatres over the years have raked in $3.3billion in the global box office.
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