All eyes are on “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” the prequel series that focuses on the 50th Hunger Games. Plutarch first came into “The Hunger Games” franchise during the second movie, and he was played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Why Cooper Hoffman Won’t Play Plutarch on ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’Getty PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 23: Cooper Hoffman visits the IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura House of Energy on location at Sundance 2026 on January 23, 2026 in Park City, Utah. It’s easy to overlook that age range when thinking about “The Hunger Games” movies, as Plutarch and Haymitch Abernathy look closer in age. His son is part of the 50th Hunger Games, which makes him decades older than most fans suspected based on “Catching Fire.”