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Get ready for the Hunger Games!
The highly anticipated prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has just released its best look yet at the wide range of characters who we’ll be meeting in the early days of Panem.
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes takes place over sixty years before the first Hunger Games movie and introduces us to 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, who would later become the President of Panem (as played by Donald Sutherland).
“With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow (Tom Blyth) is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), the female tribute from impoverished District 12,” the film's official description reads. “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. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy Gray’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.”
Now, we’re getting our first really good look at the characters via just-released character posters!
Rachel Zegler is Lucy Gray Baird
Rachel Zegler stars as Lucy Gray Baird in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES.’
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 6, 2023
Only in theaters November 17, 2023. pic.twitter.com/DQ8mT3mnPR
Tom Blyth is Coriolanus Snow
Tom Blyth stars as Coriolanus Snow in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES.’
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 6, 2023
Only in theaters November 17, 2023. pic.twitter.com/WMTIggGpjo
Hunter Schafer as Tigris Snow
Hunter Schafer stars as Tigris Snow in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES.’
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 6, 2023
Only in theaters November 17, 2023. pic.twitter.com/JhnAlNJJ9V
Snow is Coriolanus’ older cousin and friend who advises him in everything. Later, she becomes a stylist in the games.
Jason Schwartzman is Lucretius Flickerman
Jason Schwartzman stars as Lucky Flickerman in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES.’
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 6, 2023
Only in theaters November 17, 2023. pic.twitter.com/PrCFFF5IwX
Flickerman is the first television host for the 10th Hunger Games, and an ancestor to later host Caesar Flickerman.
Viola Davis is Dr. Volumnia Gaul
Viola Davis stars as Dr. Volumnia Gaul in ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES.’
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 6, 2023
Only in theaters November 17, 2023. pic.twitter.com/afLzZq4nik
Gaul is the head gamemaker of the 10th Hunger Games and the person who implemented the games in the first place.
Peter Dinklage is Casca Highbottom
Highbottom is Dean of the Academy and intellectual author of the Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes hits heaters on November 17, 2023.
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Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
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