Set “64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteers as a tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow becomes the tyrannical president of Panem,” The Hunger Games: The Song of Songbirds and Snakes Explores The origin story of that future tyrant. after a few years Mysterious teasersFinally, a full trailer has arrived.
Yes, this is Peter Dinklage, once again playing a character He drinks and knows thingsplus a small voiceover from Donald Sutherland, who mainly played Snow hunger Games films. Based on the book by Suzanne Collins, the prequel was directed by hunger Games Series veteran Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by Michael Leslie and Michael Arndt. Here is the official summary:
“The Hunger Games: The Song of Songbirds and Snakes Follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blythe) who is the last hope of his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family who fall from grace in the post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Bird (Rachel Ziegler), a tribute from District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s magic captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to change their destinies. With everything he’s been working for in the balance, Snow teams up with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Snow fights his instincts for both good and bad, setting out in a race against time to survive and reveal whether he will eventually become a songbird or a snake.”
Along with Dinklage and Blyth Ziegler, the cast includes Hunter Schafer, Josh Andres Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, and Viola Davis. It hits theaters November 17.
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