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

Lionsgate has announced key cast additions to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, set for release on 20 November 2026. Kieran Culkin will portray Caesar Flickerman, while Elle Fanning joins as a younger Effie Trinket.

In "Sunrise on the Reaping," Effie serves as Haymitch Abernathy's stylist for the 50th annual Hunger Games, which he ends up winning. Fanning also shared the news on Instagram and re-shared a post from Banks, who congratulated her.