Hunger Games Prequel Won Over Rachel Zegler After Accidentally Casting Her Boyfriend

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes director Francis Lawrence details the challenge of getting Rachel Zegler to star in the movie, revealing that accidentally casting her boyfriend ultimately did the trick. Based on a book by Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins, the upcoming prequel movie takes place almost 70 years before the story of Katniss Everdeen. Zegler stars in the film as Lucy Gray Baird, a District 12 tribute who is paired with mentor Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blythe) during the 10th iteration of the titular games.