Return to The Hunger Games, the landmark film franchise that has earned over $3 billion globally, with Lionsgate’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ #1 New York Times Bestseller The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy Gray’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.
Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film is written by Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie. It also stars Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, and Viola Davis.
The film hits cinemas on 17th November 2023.
Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy Gray’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.
Directed by Francis Lawrence, the film is written by Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie. It also stars Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, and Viola Davis.
The film hits cinemas on 17th November 2023.
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00:00 Mr. Snow.
00:03 After everything you've seen out there in the world.
00:07 What are the Hunger Games for?
00:14 The Hunger Games are to punish the districts.
00:28 Those tributes don't have a choice.
00:30 Your role is to turn these children into spectacles, not survivors.
00:36 We're alive!
00:41 Smile, that's why we have teeth.
00:44 Imagine it was your name that they pulled.
00:48 I just want to know that somebody still cared about me.
00:54 That I was still of value.
00:57 Welcome to the capital.
00:58 You look like you shouldn't be here.
00:59 I shouldn't, but I'm your mentor.
01:01 A rebel.
01:03 I'm gonna get you out of here.
01:06 You want to protect people.
01:08 And it's essential to accept what human beings are.
01:12 And what it takes to control them.
01:16 Let's see you use that famous snow charm.
01:25 You seem like a good man, Coralina Snow.
01:27 I've seen what war does to people.
01:30 Fueled with the terror of becoming prey.
01:34 See how quickly we become predator.
01:38 I want my enemies to see a rainbow of destruction.
01:43 Engulfing the world.
01:46 You're monsters! All of you!
01:50 Good luck with that poor little songbird.
01:54 Where is she?
01:55 It's a mystery.
02:01 And mysteries have a way of driving people mad.
02:04 Mr. Snow, let me ask you one final time.
02:16 What are the Hunger Games for?
02:20 [MUSIC]
02:22 It's the things we love most that destroy us.
02:35 (whooshing)
02:37 (whooshing)