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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes: Press Conference with Actors Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer and Josh Andrés Rivera

During times of extraordinary societal conflict, people’s personal morals are often put to the test. The screen adaptation of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the prequel to the dystopian action franchise The Hunger Games, explores how Panem’s past, including the rise of the titular games, impacts the conscious of young Coriolanus…

Rachel Zegler to Sing ‘The Hanging Tree’ in Upcoming ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the prequel to The Hunger Games movies, is slated for theatrical release on November 17. Based on a novel by Suzanne Collins, the upcoming film will include a vocal rendition by Rachel Zegler of “The Hanging Tree” song. “The Hanging Tree” was first heard in the soundtrack for The…

THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES | FIRST LOOK!

Synopsis : Return to The Hunger Games, the landmark film franchise that has earned over $3 billion globally, with Lionsgate’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ #1 New York Times Bestseller The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for…

Peter Dinklage Cast in ‘The Hunger Games’ Prequel ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

Peter Dinklage is set to join the growing ensemble cast of the anticipated Hunger Games prequel film, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The Emmy Award-winning actor will play Casca Highbottom, the dean of the Academy where young Coriolanus Snow is a student, Deadline is reporting. Dinklage will appear in the dystopian action-adventure movie alongside…

Rachel Zegler Will Play Lucy Gray Baird in ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel

West Side Story star Rachel Zegler is joining another high-profile franchise, as she has been cast in The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The actress will play the lead female role, Lucy Gray Baird, in the acclaimed dystopian franchise’s origin story, Variety is reporting. The upcoming movie is being adapted from…

Hunger Games Prequel Will Begin Production In First Half of 2022

Lionsgate is aiming to start production on the screen adaptation of its The Hunger Games prequel film, which will be based on Susan Collins’ novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, in the first half of 2022. Deadline is reporting that the update comes from the motion picture group’s chairman, Joe Drake, during the company’s…