The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes.Directed by Francis Lawrence, the prequel is set 64 years prior to the first film and depicts the events that led Coriolanus Snow (originally played by Donald Sutherland) to become the tyrannical leader of Panem.Tom Blyth plays the young Snow, who is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) in the 10th Hunger Games.It’s the fifth film in series, following 2012’s The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One and Part Two.There are currently no announced plans for another film in the franchise. Producer Nina Jacobson, who has overseen all five Hunger Games films, has said she is uninterested in making another instalment unless author Suzanne Collins writes another story.“If [Collins] had a story in this world with something she wanted to talk about, something to explore, then great,” Jacobson told Polygon in summer 2023.
'Hunger Games' Actor Tom Blyth Walks Red Carpet in a Tank Top at 'Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' L.A. Premiere!
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Tom Blyth is putting his physique on display at the L.A. premiere of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes!
The 28-year-old actor, who plays a young Coriolanus Snow in the upcoming movie, walked the red carpet in a tank top at the premiere on Monday night (November 13) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Tom might not be a household name right now, but his star will be on the rise after fans get to watch his performance in this movie.
You might recognize him from playing the title role in the MGM+ series Billy the Kid and his supporting role as Archie Baldwin in the HBO series The Gilded Age.
Make sure to check out photos of the full cast at the premiere too!
Tom Blyth’s mum was “livid” about Hunger Games scene
Warning: Spoilers aheadThe star of the new Hunger Games prequel film has revealed that his mother is “truly livid” that he is responsible for the on-screen death of one of her favourite actors.Tom Blyth plays a teenage Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which was released on Friday (November 17). In the film, Snow poisons Casca Highbottom, played by Peter Dinklage, of whom Blyth’s mother Charlotte is a big fan.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Blyth explained that the plot twist caused some awkwardness.“I watched the movie with my mom at the London premiere and she has a bit of a crush on Peter,” Blyth said. “And she turns to me and sits forward in her chair and mouths to me, ‘How dare you?’ She was truly livid.
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Jennifer Lawrence, describing her as “so unbelievably kind”.Zegler plays Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, a prequel to the original four movies where Lawrence played Katniss Everdeen.Speaking on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Zegler explained that she met Lawrence during Paris Fashion Week this year.“We were at Paris Fashion Week for the Dior show only a couple weeks ago,” Zegler said. “I didn’t want to be weird.
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Jordan Moreau Welcome back to the “Hunger Games,” and may the box office odds be ever in your favor. The latest movie in the Lionsgate YA action franchise, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” has made $5.75 million in previews at the box office.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Welcome back to Panem! “The Hunger Games” franchise is officially revived with the release of “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” a prequel film set many years before the rise of Katniss Everdeen. Based on the Suzanne Collins novel of the same name, the prequel centers on a young Coriolanus Snow as his experience mentoring District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird in the 10th Hunger Games shapes him into the villain fans of the franchise know well.
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‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes’ Review: A Tale Of Power And Uncertainty In Pre-Katniss Panem
The book The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, written by Suzanne Collins, has been adapted for the screen by director Francis Lawrence, alongside screenwriters Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt. The film delves into the chillingly formative years of Panem, a society not yet inured to the brutality of its central spectacle. This prequel, starkly contrasting its YA predecessors, morphs into a harrowing adult political thriller, unraveling the genesis of the Hunger Games with a disturbingly poignant lens — that is, when it can get out of its own way.
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Premiere: Rachel Zegler Tom Blyth on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds Snakes
The Hollywood News Run by film fans for film fans! The Hollywood News Last night, the London premiere of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes took place at the famous BFI IMAX in the Waterloo area of town – quite literally the biggest and one of the best screens in the country. The cast and filmmakers arrived on the red carpet to talk about the new film ahead of its release later this month and we have some footage featuring the two main stars, Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth to share.This new film is set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem.The film follows 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.
‘The Hunger Games’ prequel is getting slated by critics as “strenuously uninteresting”
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, ahead of its UK release on 17 November.The movie – which is a prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy, based on the novel series by Suzanne Collins – is set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteers to partake in the Hunger Games, a dystopian fight to the death between children. The premise focuses on the origin story of the future president, Coriolanus Snow, played by Tom Blyth.With a budget of $100 million, the generational impact of the original trilogy, and famous faces including Viola Davis (The Help, The Suicide Squad), Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) and Peter Dinklage (Game Of Thrones, Avengers: Infinity War) anticipation around the prequel was high.However, the critical response to the first screenings has been largely negative.
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