![]() “I had just gotten to London and I wanted to disappear, because I was so far away from home for the first time ever and I was away from everybody that I knew and loved. I didn’t audition, it was just, I got a call from my agent that was like, "Francis Lawrence wants you to do this," and I met with him for like three hours at the Soho Hotel in London, and then he told me that they were filming in Germany and in Poland," she explained. “I was offered it in January of last year, after wanting it so badly. The West Side Story actress joked on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast that that it was "an embarrassing story" for her. However, Rachel actually turned down the lead female role when she was first offered it in January 2022. can y’all grow restfully? are you becoming an individual resting decisively?" Rachel initially sparked casting rumors over Memorial Day Weekend when she mysteriously tweeted, "listen up…. Rachel will make this character unforgettable." "Lucy Gray is a perfect match for her as an actress: the character is bold, independent, and defiant, but also vulnerable, emotional, and loving. "Like everybody, I first saw Rachel Zegler in West Side Story, and like everybody, I knew I was watching a star who would command the screen for a generation," Lawrence said, per Deadline. Lucy is the girl tribute from District 12, and Coriolanus's mentee during the 10th annual Games. On May 31, Deadline also reported that Rachel Zegler will star in the prequel as Lucy Gray Baird, the lead female role. Ashley Liao will play Clemensia Dovecote, one of Coriolanus's close friends and the mentor to a District 11 tribute, while Aamer Husain stars as Felix Ravinstill, also a mentor to a tribute from District 11. Mackenzie Lansing will play Coral, a District 4 tribute. Knox Gibson will play Bobbin, a District 8 tribute. According to Deadline, Jerome Lance will star as Marcus, the tribute from District 2. On June 14, production named five more tributes and mentors participating in the 10th annual Hunger Games. Since it'll be over a year before we can see the film, we'll be reading the book to tide us over. But we can't promise that we will ever be able to see him as the good guy! We can't wait to see how the events of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes may have influenced Snow to become wicked and controlling during his presidential years. Snow has never met a girl like this before,” Lawrence says. “She’s a musician, she’s a performer, she’s a charmer …. “This is not with judgment, but Lucy Gray is the anti-Katniss,” adds Lawrence. In an August 16 interview with Vanity Fair, director Francis Lawrence said “It’s this kind of love story set in a different kind of a world in a different time. At age 18, Snow is chosen to be a mentor to Lucy Gray Baird, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12, during the 10th Hunger Games.įYI, Katniss and Peeta didn't compete until the 74th Hunger Games, just to give you a sense of how pre this prequel is. ![]() The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes book focuses on young Coriolanus Snow, who we saw as the tyrannical president of Panem in the OG Hunger Games book and movie series. While we can't guarantee that the movie will stick to the book entirely, we can speculate that the overall plot will be similar. What is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes about? Hungry for more info? Keep reading to find out what we know about the Hunger Games prequel movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. ![]() Instead, the main focus is on President Snow. A constitutional republic had been built following the overthrow of President Snow's (Donald Sutherland) regime and of course, lovers and former Hunger Games victors Peeta Mellark ( Josh Hutcherson) and Katniss Everdeen ( Jennifer Lawrence) ended the franchise living happily as a family in District 12, finally having found peace.īut we don't expect to see our favorite revolutionaries in Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes as the story takes place many years before Katniss and Peeta were even born. ![]() The movie will be based on the book of the same name and take place years before the action of The Hunger Games.įor a quick refresh, we last saw the post-apocalyptic sovereign state Panem in the final movie of the series, which covered the second half of the third book, Mockingjay. Lionsgate officially announced the release date for the upcoming Hunger Games prequel movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the 2022 CinemaCon. The prequel book by Suzanne Collins, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is getting a film adaption. Calling all tributes! We've been patiently waiting seven years to hear news of any upcoming Hunger Games movies, and it looks like the odds are finally in our favor. ![]()
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