The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes gets a release date

The first look poster for The Hunger Games prequel titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was recently released. It was also announced that the film will hit the theatres on November 17. The ensemble cast of the film includes Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Shcaefer, Josh Andres Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, and Viola Davis.

The film is based on the 2020 book of the same, written by the author of the original series Suzanne Collins. The film is developed by Lionsgate Entertainment, and is directed by Francis Lawrence, who has previously directed four films in the five-part Hunger Games franchise, is directing the prequel.  Michael Arndt, known for writing films like Toy Story 3 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is writing the screenplay for the film.

The prequel will explore the dystopian world during the events of the 10th hunger games. Tom Blyth is playing the lead role Coriolanus Snow in the film. The official synopsis reads, “Coriolanus Snow will be battling his instincts for both good and evil, as he sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.”