Rachel Zegler had been paired with pasty white boys in West Side Story and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and she looks to be gunning for a third with the upcoming Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Just in, Lionsgate has released a new trailer, and it gives us a look at the start of Panem’s annual child murder show. Watch this:
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND 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.
Though Coriolanus Snow was considered the cold and calculating big bad in the Hunger Games franchise, the story will be following his rise to power, and his eventual romance with District 12’s Lucy Gray Baird. It’s interesting; though Katniss was a reluctant hero in the original trilogy, it looks like Lucy is all for the game and is set to be a crowd-pleasing champion.
I do have to say, it’s also great to see Peter Dinklage in something again after Game of Thrones. He may not be in House of the Dragon, but he can pretty much be playing his own new game with Songbirds and Snakes.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is expected to release in theaters on Nov. 17.
