Are you ready to return to the world of Panem? Susan Collins‘ landmark YA “The Hunger Games” series was a hit, both in book and film form. So, it shouldn’t be surprising a revisit to such a world would happen. Collins’ 4th book set in the dystopian world, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” was released in 2020.
A scant three years later, we’re getting a big studio adaptation.
Like it’s source material, this film will tell the story of young Coriolanus Snow (later President Snow, who matches wills with Katniss Everdeen). It’s early in the days of The Capitol. The big war which created the world as we know it in the original three novels happened less than 10 years ago. And we see the 8th Hunger Games, very different than we’re used to, being planned for and held.
Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story“) will play Lucy Grey Baird, alongside Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow. Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones“) will play Casca Highbottom, Dean of the Capitol’s Academy, where Snow is a student. The film also stars Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, and Viola Davis.
An official trailer was released last week, and we’re sorry to say we missed covering it. But, here it is now. We recommend reading “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” BEFORE the film hits. And a reread of “The Hunger Games” trilogy is never a bad idea.
“Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” hits theaters November 17th, 2023.
