The new prequel to The Hunger Games, "Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," has set a record length among the entire franchise

It looks like it's worth choosing the seats in the cinemas especially carefully, because you'll have to stay in them longer than during the previous films of "The Hunger Games" franchise. It is reported that the prequel "Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" will be the longest in the series.

Here's What We Know

The film is 156 minutes and 59 seconds long, which is 10 minutes longer than "Catching Fire," which previously held the top spot for longest film.

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is directed once again by Francis Lawrence, who has directed all but the first film in the series. The film stars Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler in the lead roles of Criolan Snow and Lucy Gray Baird. In addition to them, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer and Viola Davis will also appear in the film.

Here's What The Movie Is About

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes seems to have a lot to offer, judging by the length of the film. Based on the novel by Suzanne Collins, the film tells about the events that took place 64 years before the original films. The plot is about a young Coriolanus Snow, who believes that becoming a mentor for the 10th anniversary of the Hunger Games can save his crumbling family legacy. However, when he meets his mentee Lucy Grey Baird from impoverished District 12, things get a lot more complicated.

Previously, the film's director has said that in the prequel we will see a completely different side of Snow - his journey from being an ordinary boy from a respectable family to becoming the tyrannical ruler of Panem.

When We Can Expect It

"Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" will hit cinemas on November 17.