The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is an upcoming movie set in The Hunger Games universe. So, what is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes about, and will Katniss Everdeen be in the film? Here’s what we know!
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What Is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes About?
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows Coriolanus Snow and his life before he became the President of Panem.
In The Hunger Games prequel, Snow is a mentor for the 10th Hunger Games. He gets assigned to District 12’s tribute, Lucy Gray Baird, and forms a connection with her.
The official synopsis for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes reads:
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Will Katniss Be in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place 64 years before The Hunger Games. The prequel is set decades before Katniss' birth, so she will not be in the movie.
Katniss’ presence, however, will still be felt in the prequel. In the trailers for the movie, there are Katniss Everdeen easter eggs.
In the first trailer for the film, Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird mockingly curtsies in the same way Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen did in the Hunger Games films.
The second trailer features Zegler’s rendition of “The Hanging Tree”, which was first sung by Lawrence’s Katniss in Mockingjay – Part 1.
Additionally, director Francis Lawrence told Vanity Fair:
So, even though Katniss Everdeen will not be in the film, her presence will still be felt.
Will There Be Another Hunger Games Movie with Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen?
While Jennifer Lawrence expressed interest in returning to her role as Katniss Everdeen, both franchise producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence think Katniss’ story is complete.
In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Jacobson said:
Additionally, director Lawrence told Yahoo Entertainment:
It is unlikely that there will be another Hunger Games movie with Katniss. More movies in the franchise after the prequel will likely still be set in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes timeline, and not after the events of Mockingjay – Part 2.
But if Suzanne Collins does write another book involving Katniss, then we could probably expect another Hunger Games movie with Jennifer Lawrence in it.
You can watch the trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes below:
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