Lionsgate has uploaded the first trailer for the prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes [HGAM5]. Rachel Zegler [RZEGL] stars in the lead role as a tribute in the 10th edition of the contest while Tom Blyth plays her mentor Coriolanus, the character previously played by Donald Sutherland. Francis Lawrence [FLAWR] returns to direct the fifth film in the dystopian franchise. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes arrives in theaters November 17th.
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. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. 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.