Euphoria star Hunter Schafer has joined the forged of Lionsgate’s The Starvation Video games prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
The film is being tailored from Suzanne Collins’ 2020 ebook of the identical title, which takes place a long time earlier than Katniss Everdeen’s — performed by Jennifer Lawrence within the film tetralogy — adventures in The Starvation Video games.
Schafer joins Tom Blyth, and West Facet Story stars Rachel Zegler and Josh Andrés Rivera within the prequel.
On Tuesday, Nick Benson, Laurel Marsden, Lilly Cooper, Luna Steeples and Hiroki Berrecloth have been reportedly added to the forged.
The story of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes revolves round Coriolanus Snow, an formidable boy who ultimately turns into the tyrannical chief of the dystopian nation of Panem.
Blyth will play the younger Snow, whereas Zegler is taking up the position of Lucy Grey Baird, the woman tribute from impoverished District 12. Rivera performs Snow’s shut buddy Sejanus Plinth.
Schafer will play Tigris Snow, Coriolanus’s cousin and confidante, who advises him in all the things — from his position as mentor to the core of his ethical compass.
The newest draft of the screenplay is by Michael Lesslie, who builds on the work of writers Suzanne Collins and Michael Arndt.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes might be produced by Nina Jacobson and her producing associate Brad Simpson, together with Francis Lawrence. Suzanne Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller will function govt producers.
Schafer made her performing debut portraying Jules within the HBO critically acclaimed collection Euphoria. She is at present engaged on the movie Cuckoo by director Tilman Singer.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is ready to open on November 17, 2023, in cinemas worldwide.
