The audience will soon return to the Capitol withHunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes, featuring new faces ready to stand in the arena. The movie is helmed by returning franchise directorFrancis Lawrenceand has a very familiar feel to it despite telling a new story followingTom Blythas Coriolanus andRachel Zegleras Lucy. The movie will take us back in time to focus on how President Snow became the ruthless man we know him to be.
As the release date nears, we are getting a better glimpse at the new world and its character withnew imagesandtrailers. In a similar vein, the makers have released the a new clip from the feature introducingViola Davisas Dr. Volumnia Gaul andPeter Dinklageas Dean Casca Highbottom. The clip starts with Gaul addressing the “leaders of the next generation,” as we see Coriolanus listening to her rather uncomfortably. She then introduces Highbottom as the creator of Hunger Games, who takes a swift sip from his flask before he commences the 10th annual reaping ceremony.
In the upcoming prequel,Blyth plays a younger version of Snowin a post-war Capitol struggling to keep the pride of his family name, and he’ll fall for his mentee Lucy (Zegler), the tribute from District 12 — only time will tell who turns out to be a songbird and who’s a snake. As for sinister game maker Dr. Gaul,Lawrence recently teased her character to be inspired byGene WilderinWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which is quite apparent in the new clip.
The feature has an ensemble cast that includesHunter Schaferas Tigris Snow,Josh Andrés Riveraas Sejanus Plinth,Jason Schwartzmanas Lucretius “Lucky” Flickerman,Fionnula Flanaganas Grandma’am – Coriolanus and Tigris' strict grandmother, along withBurn Gormanas Commander Hoff, andAshley Liaoas Clemensia Dovecoteand more.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesis scheduled for November 17release worldwide. You can check out the new teaser below:
The first fourHunger Gamesmovies are currently available to stream on Hulu in the U.S.
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Experience the story ofThe Hunger Games- 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem.The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesfollows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.
