The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes clip from Lionsgate’s highly-anticipated Hunger Games prequel has been revealed, providing fans a glimpse of District 12’s reaping ceremony.
The video features Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird as she gets chosen to become the District 12 tribute for the 10th Hunger Games. However, it seems like her selection wasn’t determined by fate, but was instead rigged by the Mayor’s jealous daughter. As revenge, Lucy boldly puts a small snake in Mayfair Lipp’s dress, which catches the attention of Coriolanus Snow. The film arrives in theaters on November 17.
Check out The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes clip below (watch more trailers):
What is The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes?
“The film follows a young Coriolanus 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, a tribute from the impoverished District 12,” reads the synopsis. “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.”
Based on the 2020 prequel novel by Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes places several decades before the events of the Hunger Games trilogy, where an 18-year-old Snow gets assigned to mentor District 12’s tribute girl at the Tenth Hunger Games. Joining Zegler and Blyth are Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Josh Andrés Rivera, Max Raphael, Zoe Renee, Ayomide Adegun, Kaitlyn Akinpelumi, Amelie Hoeferle, Sofia Sanchez, Nick Benson, Laurel Marsden, Lilly Cooper, Luna Steeples, and more.
The film is directed and produced by Lawrence from a screenplay written by Michael Lesslie based on a draft by Collins and Michael Arndt. It hails from franchise producer Nina Jacobson and her producing partner Brad Simpson, with Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller serving as executive producers.
