First Look At Rachel Zegler And Tom Blyth In ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel ‘The Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes’

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Viola Davis is set to star in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Academy Award-winning actress will portray  Dr.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Song Birds And Snakes shared a first look on Tuesday.Lionsgate gave fans a taste of what is ahead by dropping an image of Rachel Zegler and Tom Blythe in the movie, which will debut in November 2023.The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes is penned by Susan Collins and is the prequel to the extraordinarily successful Hunger Games franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth. Songbirds and Snakes first-look: Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth were seen in Lionsgate's reveal on TuesdayThe film takes place 64 years before Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) becomes a District 12 tribute.The first-look sneak peek showed Zegler, 21, who will debut in the role of Lucy Gray Baired and Blythe, 27, who will play a young Coriolanus Snow looked to be paired perfectly.Scheduled to be released globally late next year, the reveal has excited its fans around the world who have anxiously awaited word on the progress of the film.    The Hunger Games which earned over $3 billion thus far, inspired Collins to take her award-winning tale and write the prequel which hit several best sellers charts upon its release in 2020.The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes explores the the early days of the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, who is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol.

The first look photo from the upcoming The Hunger Games prequel movie has been released!

, which features stars Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth.In the shot, Zegler's Lucy Gray Baird, wearing a purple dress, holds hands with Blyth's Coriolanus Snow, who's sporting a T-shirt and jeans, as the pair lounge on a blanket outside. The film, a prequel to the franchise, follows 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow years before he becomes the tyrannical President of Panem. In the flick, Snow 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, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12.

Lionsgate has released a first look image for The Hunger Games: Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes. The film is a prequel to the wildly successful Hunger Games franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence. Susan Collins who wrote the original Hunger Games novels decided to follow it up with a prequel that takes place 64 years before Katniss Everdeen became a district 12 tribute.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLet the 10th Hunger Games begin!Lionsgate is teasing a first look at “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” a prequel story set in the bleak world of Panem. The movie, which takes place long before the odds were in Katniss Everdeen’s favor in the popular “Hunger Games” franchise, centers on Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow (the eventual tyrannical ruler of the dystopian nation) and Rachel Zegler as tribute Lucy Gray Baird.The new photo gives a glimpse at the 18-year-old Snow, who is chosen to mentor Baird during the 10th Hunger Games — the highly publicized event in which teenagers are chosen via lottery to fight to the death.

It seems the odds are ever in Viola Davis' favor.The 57-year-old actress has officially been cast as Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the villain in the Hunger Games prequel The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.She's joined a cast which already boasts West Side Story star Rachel Zegler, The Gilded Age actor Tom Blyth and Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage.  New role: Viola Davis has officially been cast as Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the villain in the Hunger Games prequel The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes (pictured April 2022)Nina Jacobson, a producer on the film, called Davis the creative team's 'dream' casting for the part.  'We are incredibly fortunate to have an actor with Viola's extraordinary range and presence to play this pivotal role,' she told the publication.When explaining the character, director Francis Lawrence said, 'Dr.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterViola Davis is headed to Panem as the head gamemaker in “The Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”The Lionsgate movie is based on the 2020 book of the same name, which takes place decades before the adventures of Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.” The prequel story is focused on 18-year-old Snow, who eventually becomes the tyrannical leader of the dystopia known as Panem. In “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” he’s chosen to be mentor during the 10th Hunger Games, a televised event in which teenagers are chosen via lottery to fight to the death.Davis, who is playing Volumnia Gaul, the mastermind of the diabolical teen death-match, will star opposite Tom Blyth as young Coriolanus Snow, Rachel Zegler as tribute Lucy Gray Baird, Hunter Schafer as Snow’s cousin and confidante Tigris Snow and Peter Dinklage as Academy dean Casca Highbottom.

Viola Davis (The Woman King) is the latest addition to the cast of Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Oscar winner has been tapped for the role of Head Gamemaker Volumnia Gaul, joining an ensemble led by Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler.

  prequel, ET is keeping track of all the stars who will play the mentors, tributes and pivotal decision-makers in this new saga, set years before Katniss Everdeen entered the Hunger Games arena.The upcoming film tells the origin story of the franchise’s dystopian president and ringleader, Coriolanus Snow, played by Tom Blyth, and friends and enemies that shaped him into the nefarious leader fans saw in the original trilogy.Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will portray Head Gamemaker Volumnia Gaul. «Dr.

Viola Davis is the latest star to join The Hunger Games prequel movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.