Washington, May 22 -- Actress and director Elizabeth Banks has reacted to Elle Fanning taking over her 'Hunger Games' role for the next prequel.

Elle Fanning is the latest star to join the cast of 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping', a prequel to the original films that starred Banks as the lovable escort to Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), reported People.

The Hunger Games is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen and two prequels.

The Hunger Games universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 13 districts i...