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Elle Fanning has a treasure trove of selfies that she snapped while dressed as Effie Trinket on the set of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
Speaking with PEOPLE in an exclusive conversation at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards on Jan. 3, the 27-year-old actress teased her yet-to-be-released photos from her personal camera roll.
Praising the existing Hunger Games franchise — the five books from author Suzanne Collins, as well as the subsequent four movies and first prequel film — Fanning said she loves the fictional dystopian nation.
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The Sentimental Value star explained, “I love Panem. I mean, I am a big like O.G. film fan, you know? I love the movies. They’re very comforting to me. They’re such a great plane watch … just watch them all back to back.”
Fanning added, “That world is so great. The acting is so great. And I got a little taste of some good costumes … I have a lot of selfies on my phone.”
In Sunrise on the Reaping, the second prequel film following 2023’s The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Fanning will play the 20-something version of the posh Effie Trinket, originally played by Elizabeth Banks, 51.
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Banks — who starred as the lovable escort to District 12’s Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) in the first four films of the franchise — weighed in on Fanning being cast as Effie in May.
At the time, Banks said, “I’m super excited. I texted the producers as well, and I think she’s perfect. I think everyone’s really happy. And I’m really happy about that. I’m excited for the next generation to have their Effie.”
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is in theaters Nov. 20.
