Time for a look behind-the-scenes on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes from our friends at Lionsgate. The studio has debuted a new featurette as director Francis Lawrence discusses taking the world of Panem back 64 years from the original Hunger Games trilogy.
There’s a new looks at the entire cast of the film and a first listen to Rachel Zegler’s incredible new take on “The Hanging Tree”. We also get to hear from Lawrence as he discusses the production design of the film and bringing James Newton Howard back for a fourth epic score in the franchise.
Watch the full featurette in the player below:
The film follows a young Coriolanus (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 (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 favour. 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.
Francis Lawrence returns to direct the prequel which stars Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman and Viola Davis.
Only in cinemas on November 17, 2023.
