Multi-Emmy award winner Peter Dinklage is heading to Panem. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins is a prequel to her wildly popular “Hunger Games” novels. The story details young Coriolanus Snow (later President Snow) and his involvement in the Hunger Games decades before Katness Everdeen is born.
Dinklage will reportedly play Casca Highbottom, Dean of the Capitol’s Academy, where Snow is a student. We don’t want to give away too much of the plot of Songbirds and Snakes, but you should probably read it before the film hits.
Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story“) will play Lucy Grey Baird, alongside Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow.
3-time “Hunger Games” film director Francis Lawrence is set to helm for Lionsgate.
We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.
Mary Anne Butler
Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.
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