He now barely scrapes by living with his grandmother. Unfortunately for him, a rebellion against the decadent Capital led to the destruction of his family's factory. Collins chooses to depict a truly despicable character in his early days, slightly humanizing the future president, but also demonstrating that he's always been insufferable.Ĭoriolanus Snow is an orphan who lived his early years in fabulous luxury. He rules with an iron fist, he revels in the suffering of others, and every notable fact about his character sounds like a footnote about a real-world despot.

In his original iteration, he's an unrepentant monster who serves as the traditional ultimate antagonist. Rather than focus on any of her heroes, the story settled in on the early life of the autocratic President Coriolanus Snow. Ten years after the release of Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins returned to the story with a prequel set 64 years before the original trilogy. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes will be in cinemas on November 2023.The tale of Katniss Everdeen is over, but the upcoming film takes place decades before she was born. 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.ĭirected by Francis Lawrence ( The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), from a screenplay by Michael Lesslie ( Assassin’s Creed) and Michael Arndt ( Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) and based on the novel by Suzanne Collins ( The Hunger Games), the movie stars Tom Blyth ( Benediction), Rachel Zegler ( Shazam! Fury of the Gods), Peter Dinklage ( Game Of Thrones), Hunter Schafer ( Euphoria), Josh Andrés Rivera ( West Side Story), Jason Schwartzman (The French Dispatch), and Viola Davis ( The Suicide Squad). With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favour.

But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes follows a young Coriolanus (Tom 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. We’re heading back to The Hunger Games this winter - 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem in upcoming prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and you can check out the first teaser poster above!

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