Why Haymitch & Finnick Prequel Movies Haven’t Happened Yet Explained By Hunger Games Director

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes director Francis Lawrence addresses why President Snow was chosen to receive a prequel before fan-favorite characters Haymitch Abernathy and Finnick Odair. The prequel movie is an adaptation of the 2020 novel written by series creator Suzanne Collins that focuses on Coriolanus Snow’s rise to power from a mentor during the 10th Hunger Games to a key political player in the Capitol. Tom Blyth will play the young Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, taking over the role portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the first four movies.