'The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' prequel director Francis Lawrence has announced that the film will introduce a brand new version of Criollan Snow - fresh footage of the film has been released
Return to Panem is getting closer and ahead of the release of the prequel to the popular "The Hunger Games" franchise, Total Film has released a fresh still from the film and also spoke to director Francis Lawrence.
Here's What We Know
According to the director, "The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" promises to present a very different version of Coriolanus Snow and show his path to becoming a cruel and tyrannical ruler.
"We start in a very different place with Snow," director Francis Lawrence tells Total Film magazine. "We see a young man who’s struggling, and who’s part of a family that’s lost their fortune. He’s putting on an act that he still has money, still has status. He also starts in a much more positive place than you would imagine. It’s part of what’s fun about the story, that you see him break bad."
Also, an exclusive image from the new film can be seen, featuring Rachel Zegler as Lucy Grey Baird:
Here's What The Movie Is About
The events of the new prequel unfold 64 years before the Hunger Games began. An 18-year-old Snow is tasked with mentoring Lucy Grey Baird for the 10th annual Hunger Games. The tyrannical future president initially feels uneasy upon learning that Lucy is a candidate from poor District 12. However, when she bravely performs a song during the selection ceremony, he sees an opportunity to sway the course of events in their favour: it's up to her to survive the deadly battles, and him to turn the Games from brutal battles into an exciting show and stunning spectacle.
Snow will be embodied on screen by Tom Blyth, Lucy, as we've already noted, will be played by Rachel Zegler. Also, Peter Dinklage will appear in the prequel as Casca Highbottom, the man who invented the concept of the Hunger Games. They will be joined by Hunter Schafer, who will play the role of Tigris Snow, Coriolanus' cousin and trusted ally.
The film comes almost eight years after The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, which ended the story of Kitnick Snow. which ended Kitniss' story.
When We Can Expect It
"The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" will hit the big screens on November 17, 2023.
Source: Total Film
