The first teaser trailer for Lionsgate's upcoming prequel to The Hunger Games quadrilogy is now online, and it promises to "reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake." Considering this story focuses on Coriolanus Snow before he became the tyrannical ruler of Panem, the answer should be fairly obvious!
The "reveal" video doesn't actually contain any footage from the movie (as far as we know, cameras haven't even started rolling yet), but it does give us a look at the title logo via an animated sequence featuring a golden mockingjay battling a snake on a tree as the branches turn to ice.
Tom Blythe will play the young Snow, while Rachel Zegler was recently cast as Lucy Gray Baird.
Check out the teaser below along with a new synopsis, and let us know what you think in the comments.
"Return to The Hunger Games, the landmark film franchise that has earned over $3 billion globally, with Lionsgate’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ #1 New York Times Bestseller The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. 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."
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set to hit theaters on November 17, 2023.
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