New THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF THE SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Clips See Lucy Gray Get Her Revenge

New THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF THE SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Clips See Lucy Gray Get Her Revenge

Three new snippets from Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Songbirds and Snakes have been published, spotlighting Viola Davis and Rachel Zegler's performances.

By MarkJulian - Oct 30, 2023 09:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: SFFGazette.com

Three interesting excerpts from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes have been revealed ahead of the film's release date of November 17th.

In one scene, Rachel Zegler's Lucy Gray Baird takes center stage as it is announced that she has been chosen to represent District 12 in the next Hunger Games. On her approach to the stage, she exacts her vengeance on the mayor's daughter, who appears to have had a hand in Baird's selection.

Fans of Suzanne Collins' prequel novel are praising the footage for perfectly capturing the mood of how the scene played out in the book.

In another clip, Viola Davis' chilling take on Dr. Volumnia Gaul introduces Casca "Cas" Highbottom (played by Peter Dinklage), the creator of the Hunger Games.

Do you plan on seeing the prequel in theaters this November? Let us know in the comment section below.





Co-starring alongside Zegler (Shazam! Fury of the Gods, West Side Story), is Tom Blyth (Scott and Sid, Billy the Kid) as Coriolanus Snow, a character previously played by Donald Sutherland in the first Hunger Games trilogy.

Director Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2)  previously stated that the title of the film is in reference to the complex relationship between Lucy Gray and Snow and how it's never clear which one is the songbird and which one is the snake. 

Lawrence directed The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes from a script written by Michael Lesslie (Macbeth, The Little Drummer Girl) and Michael Arndt (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire).

In addition to Blyth, Zegler, Dinklage and Davis,  the film also stars Hunter Schafer as Tigris Snow, Josh Andrés Rivera as Sejanus Plinth, and Jason Schwartzman as Lucretius "Lucky" Flickerman.

The official synopsis for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 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 and 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."

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mountainman
mountainman - 10/30/2023, 10:19 AM
Will this movie do well because the originals were all BO hits or will it be Rachel Zegler’s 3rd consecutive flop?

Early tracking isn’t looking good.
Juicebox316
Juicebox316 - 10/30/2023, 11:41 AM
@mountainman - Oh, its gonna flop. People are being more frugal with the movie-going post-pandemic. Established franchises are generally struggling, as they aren't bringing anything new (sans The Batman, Joker, and the like). Now take into account this franchise has been dormant for more than a half-decade with no one asking for a new movie, all signs point to Flop City.
Juicebox316
Juicebox316 - 10/30/2023, 11:38 AM
As someone who really enjoyed the books when they first came out, as well as the first two movies in the series, I couldn't care less that this movie is coming out. That says something, because I'm the target market. There's literally no one outside of OG Hunger Games fans that were asking for another movie. And I'd argue that even we/they weren't clamoring for this. Sad too, bc I enjoy the cast. I'll give it a watch, but not certain it will be in a cinema.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 10/31/2023, 1:45 AM
As someone that still hasn't gotten around to read the prequel this surprised me. And yeah I've also seen those that read it praise the trailer so far for depicting with accuracy everything so far, therefore I'm intrigued and will be getting the book ASAP. I read the original trilogy before seeing the films so I gotta do the same.

BTW @MarkJulian the film got yesterday a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement meaning the stars of the movie will be allowed to promote the picture now.

https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1719059576467722258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1719059576467722258%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

Plus a new poster with Lucy.

https://twitter.com/rachelzegler/status/1719121662648476146
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