Elizabeth Banks has congratulated Elle Fanning on being cast as her character Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games prequel. Fanning joins Ralph Fiennes as President Snow, Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee,

The actress joins the Lionsgate movie adaptation as the Panem stylist who was first portrayed in the franchise by Elizabeth Banks.

Elle Fanning has snagged a key role in the next "Hunger Games" film, "Sunrise on the Reaping." See the full cast of the highly anticipated adaptation.