“I just thought it’d be really interesting if we create a history of it so that maybe she didn’t come up with it on her own.

In the first shot audiences see of Zegler’s Lucy, she curtseys sarcastically - an action that will be familiar to fans of the original franchise, as Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss does just the same. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” stars Tom Blyth as 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler as District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird. Rachel Zegler Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'The Hunger Games' Prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' 'Slumberland' Review: Jason Momoa Clowns Around in Netflix's Lousy 'Little Nemo' Movie 'Hunger Games' Prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' Debuts Grim, Sweeping First Trailer at CinemaCon Following the trailer screening, producer Nina Jacobson (who produced all four original films) and Francis Lawrence (who directed all but the first entry), eagerly broke down the biggest moments from the trailer for Variety and teased what’s still to come. The movie, based on the novel by Suzanne Collins, is the first new entry to the “Hunger Games” franchise since the run of its original four hits concluded in 2015.īefore the trailer officially debuted at CinemaCon, press and a small group of superfans were given the opportunity to preview it during a special event at “The Hunger Games: The Exhibition” on Wednesday night.

The trailer for the “Hunger Games” prequel film “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is finally here, and eagle-eyed superfans are already picking apart every frame.

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