Sunrise on the Reaping cast is here, and we love them like all-fire! After some popular casting rumors went insanely viral, everyone couldn't stop talking about who would play Haymitch Abernathy, Maysilee Donner,

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.

Elizabeth Banks reacted to Ellie Fanning taking over her Effie Trinket role for the upcoming prequel series, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.Effie Trinket was the loveable escort

Elle Fanning has been cast as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. She joins a star-studded cast including Joseph Zada, Maya Hawke, and Ralph Fiennes

Banks says that "in the increasingly fascist world we're living in," her character Effie Trinket is "more relevant than ever" -- as Lionsgate continues to announce casting for the Haymitch prequel film,