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“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” has released its official first look image of its young stars Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth as Lucy Gray Baird and the young Coriolanus Snow.Based on Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same name, the plot to this highly anticipated prequel film will follow Snow pre-tyranny. As an 18-year-old, he is a top student at the elite Panem’s Academy, selected to train Lucy, a District 12 tribute, who becomes his mentee.

Viola Davis (The Woman King) is the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Oscar winner has been tapped for the role of Head Gamemaker Volumnia Gaul, joining an ensemble led by Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler.

Quentin Tarantino has revealed that he wished he directed the Japanese action film Battle Royale.The 2000 thriller film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku and based on the novel by Koshun Takami, follows a group of junior high school students who are forced to fight to the death by the government on a remote island.Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday (July 19) about the film he wished he could have directed, Tarantino said: “I’m a big fan of the Japanese movie Battle Royale, which is what Hunger Games was based on.“Well, Hunger Games just ripped it off. That would have been awesome to have directed Battle Royale.”The Hunger Games, based on the novels by Suzanne Collins, followed protagonist Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) who takes part in a compulsory televised death match between 12 impoverished districts overseen by the wealthy Capitol.A prequel film is currently in development based on the novel The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, set to be released on November 17, 2023.Tarantino has long promised his next tenth film will be his last, following his ninth feature in 2019’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.Speaking last year about the reasoning for his retirement, Tarantino said: “I know film history and from here on in, filmmakers do not get better.“Don Siegel – if he had quit his career in 1979, when he did Escape From Alcatraz, what a final film! What a mic drop.

which TheWrap first reported.The prequel film in the franchise, which has grossed more than $3 billion globally, is based on the bestselling novel by Suzanne Collins and is slated to hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023.Francis Lawrence returns to the series, having directed the sequels “Catching Fire” and both parts of “Mockingjay.”Collins, Tim Palen and Jim Miller will serve as executive producers on the new project.

EXCLUSIVE: For the upcoming prequel to The Hunger Games, the odds are in its favor for the highly-anticipated project to add an Emmy-winning star to its cast. Sources tell Deadline, Peter Dinklage is set to join the growing ensemble of Lionsgate’s Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes. Dinklage will play Casca Highbottom, dean of the Academy. Dinklage will star in the film opposite Tom Blyth, who will play the young Coriolanus Snow, and Rachel Zegler, as tribute Lucy Gray Baird. Francis Lawrence, who previously directed the franchise’s Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part One, and Mockingjay Part Two, will direct the adaptation of the Suzanne Collins novel.

EXCLUSIVE: The Francis Lawrence directed Lionsgate prequel Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes continues to expand its ensemble cast with a third round of actors playing mentors and tributes from the Suzanne Collins’ YA novel.

which the Wrap first reported.The prequel film in the franchise, which has grossed over $3 billion globally, is based on the bestselling novel by Suzanne Collins and is slated to hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023.Francis Lawrence returns to the series, having directed the sequels “Catching Fire” and both parts of “Mockingjay.”Collins, Tim Palen and Jim Miller will serve as executive producers on the new project.

Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City) is the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate’s Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. He joins an ensemble led by Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler which also includes Josh Andrés Rivera, Hunter Schafer, Jerome Lance, Ashley Liao, Knox Gibson, Mackenzie Lansing, Aamer Husain, Nick Benson, Laurel Marsden, Lilly Cooper, Luna Steeples and Hiroki Berrecloth, as previously announced.

which the Wrap first reported.The prequel film in the franchise, which has grossed over $3 billion globally, is based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins and is slated to hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023.Francis Lawrence returns to the series, having directed the sequels “Catching Fire” and both parts of “Mockingjay.”Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller will serve as executive producers on the new project.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”She will appear opposite Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler in the studio’s attempt to recapture that old Panem magic. Schafer will play Tigris Snow, the cousin and confidante of Coriolanus Snow (Blyth), who, “Hunger Games” fans know, will one day mature into the autocratic ruler of the dystopian world of the books and films, a leader who has just a dollop of psychopathy to go along with his suave demeanor.“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” debuts in theaters worldwide on November 17, 2023.

Tom Blyth is playing the role of Coriolanus Snow. Rivera also joins his fellow “West Side Story” alum Rachel Zegler who is set to play Lucy Gray Baird in the film.The prequel film in the franchise that has grossed over $3 billion globally is based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins and slated to hit theaters on November 17, 2023.Lawrence returns to the series having directed the sequels “Catching Fire” and both parts of “Mockingjay.”Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller will serve as executive producers on the new project.

The Hunger Games‘ upcoming prequel film has been released.The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, which is based on the prequel book of the same name by The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins, was first confirmed back in 2020.The story follows the younger years of Donald Sutherland’s future villain President Snow (here played by Tom Blyth) as he crosses paths with Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler).In the first teaser, we are shown a frozen bird and snake on a branch, before the ice breaks away to reveal the golden creatures.“In 2023 the world will discover who is a songbird and who is a snake,” the words on the screen tease, before the snake launches towards the bird.The film focuses on an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, who is assigned to mentor Baird during the 10th Hunger Games, and while he is initially alarmed, she commands Panem’s attention when she sings at the reaping ceremony, leading Snow to think the odds could be turned in their favour.West Side Story star Zegler’s casting was confirmed last week, the star saying on social media: “so much joy. i love movies. i cannot believe i get to make them.

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prequel film, Lionsgate announced on Monday that star Rachel Zegler has been cast in a lead role, and will play Lucy Gray Baird in the upcoming, Francis Lawrence-directed adaptation of the latest novel by franchise author Suzanne Collins.Zegler joins Tom Blyth in the film, who was previously cast to play the young Coriolanus Snow, who mentors Lucy in the 10th Hunger Games, many years before he evolves into the Capitol's sinister President Snow. The female tribute from District 12, Lucy is an orphan and a singer, who wows her mentor and eventually, viewers across Panem, with her impressive voice — before proving in the Games that she's even more cunning than she seems.“Like everybody, I first saw Rachel Zegler in  and like everybody, I knew I was watching a star who would command the screen for a generation,” said Lawrence in the press release announcing her casting. «Lucy Gray is a perfect match for her as an actress: the character is bold, independent, and defiant, but also vulnerable, emotional, and loving.

Fresh off her commanding performance in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated “West Side Story” (and ahead of starring roles in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and Disney’s live-action “Snow White”), Rachel Zegler has been tapped by Lionsgate to lead “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” as Lucy Gray Baird for director Francis Lawrence and producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. The prequel film in the franchise that has grossed over $3 billion globally is based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins and slated to hit theaters on November 17, 2023.The film’s official synopsis is as follows: “Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“West Side Story” actor Rachel Zegler is set to star in “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”Zegler had prompted speculation about her casting after she tweeted on Monday night, “listen up….. can y’all grow restfully? are you becoming an individual resting decisively?” As eagle-eyed fans pointed out, the first letter of each word in her tweet spells out the main character’s name, Lucy Gray Baird.listen up…..

Tom Blyth, who stars in Epix’s Western series Billy the Kid, has been cast as the young Coriolanus Snow The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ latest installment in her bestselling YA series.

prequel film,, has found its young President Snow. Lionsgate announced on Monday that the studio has cast Tom Blyth as the young Coriolanus Snow in the highly anticipated prequel feature, based on the book of the same name by franchise author Suzanne Collins.Blyth, who currently stars as the titular outlaw on EPIX’s series, will play the future despot «years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem.»In a press release about the casting, the studio described the character as such: «18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterTom Blyth is headed to Panem. The actor, best known for “Billy the Kid” and “The Gilded Age,” has been cast as young President Coriolanus Snow in Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”The movie is based on the 2020 book of the same name, which is set decades before the exploits of Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.” That means the beloved heroine, a role that propelled Jennifer Lawrence to superstardom, does not appear in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” which instead centers on the man (portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the original trilogy) who eventually becomes the tyrannical president of Panem.

Blyth currently stars on the Epix series “Billy the Kid,” and now will be the face of a film that Lionsgate hopes will revive its most lucrative franchise with four films that combined grossed nearly $3 billion at the global box office. Donald Sutherland starred in those four films as Snow, who leads a dystopian nation where 12 vassal districts are required each year to sacrifice two of their children for a televised fight to the death as punishment for a failed rebellion. Based on Suzanne Collins’ 2020 novel of the same name, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” takes place 64 years before the events of the “Hunger Games” and chronicles the start of Snow’s rise to power, starting as a mentor to Lucy Gray, a teen girl from District 12 chosen to compete in the Hunger Games.

May the odds be ever in his favor. President Snow is the notorious villain that Hunger Games fans love to hate — and he’s about to get his own backstory movie.

Lionsgate has officially announced a release date for the upcoming The Hunger Games prequel movie.

Lionsgate announced at the end of their CinemaCon session today that the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will finally hit theaters on Nov. 17, 2023.

The prequel, titled “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” is based on the novel of the same name written by series creator Suzanne Collins will follow Coriolanus Snow, the future tyrannical leader of the nation of Panem, when he was just 18 years old. As one of the top students of Panem’s Academy, which is a school for the country’s elite, Snow is selected as a mentor for Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute selected to compete in the Hunger Games for District 12, the home of Snow’s future adversary Katniss Everdeen.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe odds were ever in CinemaCon-goers favor on Thursday night, when Lionsgate brought a teaser for “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” to the annual trade show for theater owners.The clip didn’t show any footage from the movie, which is currently in production, nor did it reveal who is in the film.Lionsgate also announced the movie will be released in theaters on Nov. 17, 2023.

It’s good news for fans of “The Hunger Games”.

Joe Drake, the chairman of Lionsgate motion picture group, is opening up with a new update on the upcoming prequel movie for The Hunger Games.

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth have moved on from the Hunger Games franchise with success.Based on author Suzanne Collins’ young adult books of the same name, 2012’s The Hunger Games, 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 2014’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and 2015’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 blew up at the box office and became a constant topic of conversation in pop culture.

Twilight Saga book by Stephenie Meyer (the very long-awaited Midnight Sun) and a new Hunger Games book from Suzanne Collins (a lively President Snow prequel titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), IMDb TV has announced that it is also getting back into the spirit of the early 2010s YA book-to-film bonanza by adding every single Twilight, Hunger Games, and Divergent movie to its free streaming library next month!Yep, that's right.

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