How The New Hunger Games Movie Will Avoid Common Franchise Problems Explained By Producer

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will avoid a common franchise mistake. Based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins, the upcoming Hunger Games prequel follows the story of the 10th Hunger Games. It tracks an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blythe), who eventually becomes President Snow in the original The Hunger Games trilogy, as he comes of age in the Capitol and becomes a mentor to District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler). The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes cast also includes Hunter Schafer (Tigris), Viola Davis (Dr. Volumnia Gale), and Peter Dinklage (Dean Casca Highbottom).