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20.09.2023 - 13:57 / variety.com
Charna Flam Happy Hunger Games! Lionsgate has dropped the second trailer for “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Based on Suzanne Collins’ prequel novel of the same name, the upcoming film follows a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth), who strives to revive his family’s legacy. In the midst of his efforts, he is tasked with mentoring District 12’s tribute and Panem’s favorite, Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler). Coriolanus works with Lucy to keep her alive in the Hunger Games, and he begins to battle between good and evil.
Following the CinemaCon release of the first official trailer, fans now have a peek into the ancestry of characters from the original series including Jason Schwartzman as Lucretious Flickerman, a descendent of Stanley Tucci’s Caesar Flickerman. Coriolanus’ cousin, Tigris Snow, is portrayed by Hunter Schafer. Peter Dinklage portrays one of the creators of the Hunger Games, Dean Casca Highbottom, while Viola Davis plays Dr.
Volumnia Gail, the head gamemaker of the 10th annual Hunger Games. The cast also includes Fionnula Flanagan, Flora Li Thiemann, Honor Gillies, Eike Onyambu, Konstantin Taffet, Burn Gorman, Scott Folan, Carl Spencer, Michael Greco, Daniela Grubert, Kjell Brutscheidt, Ashley Liao, Sofia Sanchez, Josh Andres Rivera, Mackenzie Lansing, Lilly Maria Cooper, Zoe Renee, Max Raphael, Vaughan Reilly, Dakota Shapiro, Nick Benson and George Somner. “The Hunger Games” franchise director Francis Lawrence returns for the prequel film.
Michael Lesslie wrote the screenplay, and Collins, Tim Palen and Jim Miller executive produce alongside producers Brad Simpson, Nina Jacobson and Lawrence. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” premieres in theaters Nov. 17.
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Rachel Zegler is standing up for Taylor Swift.
no stranger to controversy, swiftly rushed to the singer’s defense Tuesday after slamming an internet troll who made a crude joke about Swift and Travis Kelce releasing a sex tape.“It’s not news that the media is particularly (and unwarrantedly) cruel to Taylor Swift,” Zegler, 22, posted on X (formerly Twitter). “But the way men feel entitled to speak about women, their bodies, and their sex lives needs to be seriously evaluated.”“You will never see people speaking this way about a man,” continued “The Hunger Games” prequel star. “That goes for a lot of different scenarios.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “West Side Story” Golden Globe winner and upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel star Rachel Zegler recently took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to support Taylor Swift against a viral clip in which a Barstool Sports podcast host joked about needing to see a sex tape featuring Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in order to prove the dating rumors about them are true. “It’s not news that the media is particularly (and unwarrantedly) cruel to Taylor Swift, but the way men feel entitled to speak about women, their bodies and their sex lives needs to be seriously evaluated,” Zegler wrote in response to the Barstool video. Swift and Kelce have captured the media zeitgeist in recent weeks.
Rachel Zegler has come to the defence of Taylor Swift, and called out a podcast for making sex tape comments about her rumoured relationship with Travis Kelce.The actor and singer took to social media to condemn the media for their long-running slew of inappropriate comments made towards Swift.Zegler’s response was written following comments made on a podcast recently, which saw Dan Katz question the rumours of Swift’s latest relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce.“If Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift release a sex video, I’ll consummate this relationship and be like, ‘Fine,’” Katz said during an episode of the Pardon My Take podcast.The comments also come after the pop singer appeared at two Kansas City Chiefs games to root for Kelce, and spurred a wide discussion about their rumoured relationship online.“It’s not news that the media is particularly (and unwarrantedly) cruel to Taylor Swift,” wrote Zegler on Twitter/X. “But the way men feel entitled to speak about women, their bodies, and their sex lives needs to be seriously evaluated.”it’s not news that the media is particularly (and unwarrantedly) cruel to taylor swift but the way men feel entitled to speak about women, their bodies, and their sex lives needs to be seriously evaluated https://t.co/0KxXEfHIC0— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) October 3, 2023“You will never see people speaking this way about a man.
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Viola Davis is featured in a prominent role in the upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel, and her casting was the result of some fan art of the Oscar-winning actress that went viral.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “The Hunger Games” film franchise is returning to the big screen after an eight-year hiatus with the upcoming release of “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” a prequel film starring Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird and Tom Blyth as a young Coriolanus Snow. With one prequel down, Entertainment Weekly asked franchise director Francis Lawrence — who has helmed every installment except the first — and producer Nina Jacobson about making more, perhaps centered on fan-favorite characters such as Finnick (Sam Claflin) and Haymitch (Woody Harrelson). Their answers were similar: Only if author Suzanne Collins lays the groundwork.
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An all-new trailer for “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” sees District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) meet her “rebel” mentor, a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth), for the first time.
What do you think about prequels? Are they boring history lessons that do nothing but fill in blanks and take away from the fun mystery of a franchise? Or are you someone who enjoys seeing the origins of your favorite characters in an attempt to discover how they reached the point where you know them best? Depending on how you answer that, your mileage may vary with “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.” READ MORE: Fall Film Preview: 60+ Most Anticipated Movies To Watch As seen in the trailer for the new ‘Hunger Games’ prequel, ‘Songbirds & Snakes’ takes the audience decades into the past where we look at the formative years of a young Coriolanus Snow, the man who would grow older and become the villain of the original franchise.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is coming!
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