Elle Fanning wows in avant-garde hat and pink gown as she reunites with Glenn Close at The Hunger Games prequel premiere Elle Fanning stole the show in a quirky pink gown and avant-garde hat as she arrived at The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping premiere in London. Co-star Glenn Close, who recently underwent hip surgery, followed closely behind in a metallic green dress, appearing in great spirits. The prequel film, set 25 years before the original Hunger Games, releases November 20 and features a star-studded cast including Kieran Culkin, Ralph Fiennes, and Jesse Plemons. 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 Close Recovers Hip ReplacementGlenn 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.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.Film Explores Propaganda And PowerThe 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. 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. 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. '