Succeeding Elizabeth Banks in the role she originated through the original Hunger Games trilogy, Fanning is someone that the fanbase has been calling for some time. Her time on one of the best Hulu original series - The Great - proves it, as she carries in a practically Effie way throughout that show’s run.

Elle Fanning is heading to Panem. The Emmy nominee has been cast as Effie Trinket in “ The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping ,” an adaptation of the bestselling book by Suzanne Collins.

The actress joins the Lionsgate movie adaptation as the Panem stylist who was first portrayed in the franchise by Elizabeth Banks.