The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

The Hunger Games:
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The Hunger Games:; The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Directed by	Francis Lawrence
Screenplay by	Michael Lesslie; Michael Arndt;
Based on	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; by Suzanne Collins
Produced by	Nina Jacobson; Brad Simpson; Francis Lawrence;
Starring	Tom Blyth; Rachel Zegler; Peter Dinklage; Hunter Schafer; Josh Andrés Rivera; Viola Davis;
Cinematography	Jo Willems
Edited by	Mark Yoshikawa
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production; companies	Color Force; Good Universe; Lionsgate Films;
Distributed by	Lionsgate Films
Release dates	November 5, 2023 (Berlin); November 17, 2023 (United States);
Running time	157 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million
Box office	$337.4 million

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is a 2023 American dystopian action movie directed by Francis Lawrence. It is based on the 2020 novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. It is a prequel to The Hunger Games (2012), and is the fifth movie in The Hunger Games movie series.

The movie stars Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, and Viola Davis.

It is set 64 years before the events of the first movie. It is about the events that lead a young Coriolanus Snow on the path to becoming the dictator of Panem.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes premiered in Berlin on November 5, 2023,^[4] and was released theatrically in the United States on November 17, 2023, by Lionsgate Films.

The movie received mixed reviews from critics and made $337 million worldwide in the box office.

References[change | change source]

↑ "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (12A)". BBFC. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
↑ "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
↑ "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
↑ Adekaiyero, Ayomikun (November 6, 2023). "Rachel Zegler channeled Katniss Everdeen at the premiere of 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.' Here are the 12 best red carpet photos". Insider. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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[1] "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (12A)". BBFC. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[NUM-2] "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[BOM-3] "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[Adekaiyero-4] Adekaiyero, Ayomikun (November 6, 2023). "Rachel Zegler channeled Katniss Everdeen at the premiere of 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.' Here are the 12 best red carpet photos". Insider. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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