The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Interview: Francis Lawrence On Lucy Gray & Katniss Everdeen

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen forever changed Panem. During the tenth annual Hunger Games, an eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is looking for a way to regain his family’s power. He is assigned Lucy Gray Baird’s mentor for the games, much to his initial distaste. However, Lucy stands out from the others, making Snow believe they may have a chance. This will be the year that forever changes the course of the Hunger Games, leaning into showmanship as a way to regain the attention of those in the capital. However, things take a dark turn as Snow’s ambition continues to lead his judgment, even as Lucy shows him a new path.