The Hunger Games' starts fresh, without Katniss, in 'The Ballad of
Eight years after the Katniss Everdeen saga closed, a new Hunger Games prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” arrives in theaters nationwide Friday at another transitional moment in Hollywood.
Eight years after the Katniss Everdeen saga closed, a new Hunger Games prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” arrives in theaters nationwide Friday at another transitional moment in Hollywood. Producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence returned for the story, set 64 years before the first film, centered on a young Coriolanus Snow. They enlisted a new batch of fresh faces, including Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler, to star alongside seasoned veterans like Viola Davis and Peter Dinklage, in a film they hope attracts new and old fans alike to the movie theater.
![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/X_e-f6jQ6uz4Xcl9vMCnrsw8-Eo=/1400x1050/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25088910/NewHungerGames_LionsGateFilms_Getty_Ringer.jpg)
The Old Hunger Games Aren't the Old 'Hunger Games' - The Ringer
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes: Release Date, Cast & What To Know
![](https://media.assettype.com/TNIE%2Fimport%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fckeditor_images%2Farticle%2F2023%2F11%2F17%2FFrancis_Lawrence.jpg)
The Hunger Games' starts fresh, without Katniss, in 'The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Will there be another book after The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes? - Quora
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Catching-Fire_poster.jpg)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Wikipedia
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/The_Hunger_Games.jpg)
The Hunger Games (novel) - Wikipedia
![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDhjNTlkYjQtNTAxMS00NDEzLWIwZjYtMTVkNzQzYTZiODgwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UY281_CR31,0,500,281_.jpg)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) - News - IMDb
![](https://external-preview.redd.it/hunger-games-producer-believes-suzanne-collins-will-write-v0-CKk4MhKn5caAVamYtb06NF1-djiNddBKddQ1k5B7Pm8.jpg?auto=webp&s=a3a5072c2e72ae3f18130047bda93eb3341cc38b)
Hunger Games producer believes Suzanne Collins WILL write another book. : r/ Hungergames
![](https://media.assettype.com/TNIE%2Fimport%2F2023%2F11%2F17%2Foriginal%2FThe_Hunger_Games.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&w=1200)
The Hunger Games' starts fresh, without Katniss, in 'The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes