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The Hunger Games Prequel: 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'

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Introducing the Cast and Plot

Based on the 2020 novel by Suzanne Collins, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" serves as a prequel to the beloved "The Hunger Games" (2012) and is the fifth installment in the franchise. The film adaptation, directed by Francis Lawrence, is slated for release in theaters on November 17, 2023.

The film stars Tom Blyth as a young Coriolanus Snow, who will later become the tyrannical President of Panem. Rachel Zegler portrays Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from District 12 who becomes Snow's mentor. The cast also includes Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, and Jason Schwartzman.

The plot follows Snow as he mentors Lucy Gray for the 10th Hunger Games. As they spend time together, Snow begins to question his beliefs about the Games and his own place in Panem's society.

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