Oscar nominated screenwriter Billy Ray is returning to The Hunger Games franchise and will adapt Suzanne Collins’ upcoming prequel novel The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping for Lionsgate. As previously announced,

The movie adaptation of Collins’ latest book preceded its publication by several months; last June, Lionsgate announce

As "Sunrise on the Reaping" continues to burn up the book charts, the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" prequel novel has scored an Oscar-nominated screenwriter. Billy Ray has been tapped to write the "Sunrise on the Reaping" movie for Lionsgate,