The Lionsgate movie is based on the latest novel by Suzanne Collins and follows the events of the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before Katniss and Peeta first entered the killing field as the tributes for District 12 with Haymitch Abernathy as their mentor. The story centers on Haymitch’s experience in the games when he was 16; Joseph Zada plays the rolevof the young man, which Woody Harrelson in the original film series

The nature of Lawrence and Hutcherson’s cameo is kept under wraps, but as book readers may know, their beloved characters appear alongside Haymitch in the epilogue, which indicates flash-forward.

Francis Lawrence, who has helmed every installment of the franchise since 2012’s “Catching Fire,” directs from a screenplay written by Billy Ray.

Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson returning as producers.

The five films in the franchise so far have taken in over $3.3 billion at the box office.

While the original “The Hunger Games” movies made megastars out of Lawrence, Hutcherson and their co-star Liam Hemsworth more than a decade ago, the pair have been plenty busy of late, too. On Monday, Lawrence earned her seventh Golden Globe nomination for her latest film “Die My Love,” adding to her award-winning pedigree that includes an Oscar for best actress. Meanwhile, Hutcherson is relishing the successful launches of “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” and the HBO series “I Love L.A.”

When asked more directly about whether that film would include the coda scene, Hutchnsn Said: “That would be a dream come true. Do dreams come true? Sometimes. Sometimes not. Sometimes, yeah.”