The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will be available in a new virtual reality viewing format after its theatrical release. The recent development unites two major companies in a unique partnership, a first for Hollywood.
According to Deadline, Meta is partnering with Lionsgate to convert the film into 3D for viewing on Meta’s VR headsets. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the VR version is expected to become available after the film’s theatrical run, around spring 2027. This project marks Meta’s first partnership with a Hollywood studio to convert a full-length feature into 3D, providing viewers with a fresh experience of the latest installment in The Hunger Games franchise.
How Meta and Lionsgate are bringing The Hunger Games to VR
The collaboration will enable The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping to reach audiences via Meta’s virtual reality platform following its release. DNEG, the Oscar-winning visual effects and animation studio, collaborated on the film’s 3D conversion. This collaboration has allowed Lionsgate to explore a new distribution method for its films. According to Deadline, the studio plans to release more titles for the VR glasses soon. However, Lionsgate has not yet revealed which movies will follow Sunrise on the Reaping.
A pair of Meta VR Glasses weighs about 100 grams and is priced at $1,299.99. These glasses were introduced at Meta Connect 2026 and feature a 5K Infinite Display, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos spatial audio, and are IMAX Enhanced.
The upcoming Hunger Games film is a prequel that follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy. The official logline reads, “Revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.”
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is set to release on November 20, 2026
