Director Francis Lawrence returns to the Hunger Games franchise for
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, adapted from Suzanne Collins' novel by screenwriters Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt.
Set 64 years before the original movies, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes stars
Tom Blyth as Coriolanus, a member of the disgraced Snow family who
is forced to mentor a young District 12 tribute (Rachel Zegler).
This leads him to a moral crossroads as he sees the opportunity to redeem
his family's name.
The film also stars Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman and Viola Davis.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is in UK/ROI cinemas
from November 17th.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Experience the story of THE HUNGER GAMES — 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem.
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.
