'Hunger Games' Prequel Casting: Meet Who Will Play Mentors and Tributes

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EXCLUSIVE: The ensemble cast of Lionsgate’s prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes keeps growing, and we’ve heard first that Nick Benson, Laurel Marsden, Lilly Cooper, Luna Steeples and Hiroki Berrecloth are joining the Francis Lawrence directed title opposite Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler and Josh Andrés Rivera.

played by Tom Blyth. 's Josh Andrés Rivera has been cast as Sejanus Plinth, the mentor to a tribute from District 2 and a close friend of young Snow.Jerome Lance will play Marcus, a tribute from the dystopian world’s District 2.Mackenzie Lansing will play Coral, a tribute from District 4.Knox Gibson will play Bobbin, tribute from District 8.Aamer Husain will play Ravinstill, mentor to a tribute from District 11.Ashley Liao will play Clemensia Dovecoat, a close friend of Coriolanus and mentor to a tribute from District 11.As previously announced, 's Rachel Zegler will play Lucy Gray Baird, the impoverished District 12 tribute that Coriolanus is assigned to mentor. Lucy is an orphan and a singer, who wows her mentor and eventually, viewers across Panem, with her impressive voice — before proving in the Games that she's even more cunning than she seems.

The casting for the upcoming Hunger Games prequel is taking shape.On Wednesday, it was announced that West Side Story actor Josh Andrés Rivera had officially joined the cast of The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, according to The Wrap.This latest casting comes just over two weeks after it was revealed that Rivera's West Side Story co-starRachel Zegler, who also just happens to be his real-life girlfriend, had been hired to play Lucy Gray in the upcoming dystopian film. New role: West Side Story actor Josh Andrés Rivera, 27, has been added to the cast of The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, which is the fifth installment in The Hunger Games film franchiseForthe fifth installment in the Hunger Games film series, Rivera will play the role of Sejanus Plinth, who's the mentor to a tribute from District 2 and a close friend of young Coriolanus Snow, who will be played by Tom Blyth.'Loyalties will be tested,' it began in the caption on the film franchise's official Instagram page, before posting, 'Josh Andrés Rivera has been cast as Sejanus Plinth in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – arriving in theaters November 2023.' In the movie, Coriolanus Snow not only mentors but also develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.'Never been prouder of someone in my life lemme tell you,' Zegler, 21, wrote on her Instagram Story, along with a red heart emoji, when she shared the news of her boyfriend being hired for The Hunger Games prequel that being directed by Francis Lawrence.

Josh Andrés Rivera is joining the cast!

Josh Andrés Rivera will be returning to work with his West Side Story star Rachel Zegler in Lionsgate’s growing ensemble prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. 

The new “Hunger Games” movie is shaping up, with Lionsgate revealing new casting information for the upcoming “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”.

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned that Lionsgate’s prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, has landed its first round of tribute and mentor characters in the Francis Lawrence directed film.

The Hunger Games‘ upcoming prequel film has been released.The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, which is based on the prequel book of the same name by The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins, was first confirmed back in 2020.The story follows the younger years of Donald Sutherland’s future villain President Snow (here played by Tom Blyth) as he crosses paths with Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler).In the first teaser, we are shown a frozen bird and snake on a branch, before the ice breaks away to reveal the golden creatures.“In 2023 the world will discover who is a songbird and who is a snake,” the words on the screen tease, before the snake launches towards the bird.The film focuses on an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, who is assigned to mentor Baird during the 10th Hunger Games, and while he is initially alarmed, she commands Panem’s attention when she sings at the reaping ceremony, leading Snow to think the odds could be turned in their favour.West Side Story star Zegler’s casting was confirmed last week, the star saying on social media: “so much joy. i love movies. i cannot believe i get to make them.

A teaser for the highly anticipated upcoming prequel to The Hunger Games debuted on Sunday during the broadcast of the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.The 87-second video for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes did not feature any footage from the film and its stars Tom Blyth, 27, and Rachel Zegler, 21, also did not appear.The teaser opened by showing frozen tree branches with an iced over bird and snake. Prequel teaser:A teaser for the highly anticipated upcoming prequel to The Hunger Games debuted on Sunday during the broadcast of the 2022 MTV Movie & TV AwardsThe bird thawed out and turned golden followed by the snake who suddenly lurched toward the bird at the end of the clip.An interspersed message read, 'You're invited to return to The Games.' The text added: 'In 2023, the world will discover who is a songbird and who is a snake.'A logo was then shown featuring a bird and snake sharing a circle of branches.

Lionsgate has released the first teaser for the highly anticipated upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”. The short clip debuted during Sunday night’s 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

Lionsgate is starting its engines for The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel coming November 17, 2023.