In The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes, the backstory of Snow’s family is detailed, from once being a part of the elite in the Capitol to ultimately losing all their wealth and status due to a war. The young Snow eventually becomes a mentor in the 10th annual Hunger Games, where he later becomes intrigued with District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird, wondering whether love overpowers his desire for power. Now Blyth ( The Gilded Age) will portray the younger, 18-year-old Snow in the upcoming prequel. In the original Hunger Games films, Donald Sutherland portrayed the villainous President Snow. ![]() Image Credit: Rich Polk/Getty Images for MTV) So long are the beloved characters such as Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark and Effie Trinket but now a welcome to a new class of characters set to be introduced in the prequel, played by stars such as Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler and Viola Davis.īelow, The Hollywood Reporter details the characters set to be introduced in The Hunger Games: The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes and who will be playing them. Meredith Wieck and Scott O’Brien are overseeing on behalf of the studio. Author Collins, Tim Palen and Jim Miller will executive produce. The prequel, which answers some of the biggest questions lingering from the original stories, centers on Snow’s former life before he became the feared President of Panem. The book, which was released in 2020, is currently in production with Francis Lawrence, who directed three of the four Hunger Games movies, returning to direct and produce, alongside franchise producer Nina Jacobson and her partner Brad Simpson. But in the prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, readers are taken on a journey of the time when the Games were created and the rise of villainous tyrant President Coriolanus Snow. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird and a snake.Throughout Suzanne Collins’ bestselling The Hunger Games trilogy and its film adaptations, readers entered the arena of the Hunger Games. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor. 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. The prequel’s logline from Lionsgate reads: “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. Michael Lesslie wrote the latest draft of the screenplay. ![]() Collins, Tim Palen and Jim Miller exec produce. Lionsgate’s four-film Hunger Games franchise had earned over $3 billion globally when it wrapped up in 2014, and it is now looking to extend its lifespan with the adaptation of Collins’ latest entry in the dystopian series, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.įrancis Lawrence, who directed three of the four Hunger Games movies - Catching Fire, Mockingjay: Part One and Mockingjay: Part Two - returns to the helmer’s seat, with franchise producer Nina Jacobson and her partner Brad Simpson back as producers. The latest adaptation of a Suzanne Collins novel will debut in theaters worldwide Nov. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer's Pay Rises to $21.5M ![]() Schafer is currently in production on the Neon film Cuckoo from director Tilman Singer. She also co-wrote and co-executive produced a special episode of the series, which aired in January 2021. Schafer made her acting debut portraying Jules in HBO’s Euphoria. She will appear onscreen opposite Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow (played by Donald Sutherland in the original Hunger Games films) and Rachel Zegler, who will play Lucy Gray, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. Schafer will play Tigris Snow, Coriolanus’ cousin and confidante, who advises him in everything - from his role as mentor to the core of his moral compass. Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer has joined Lionsgate’s Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
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