Hunger Games
Peter Dinklage Says Viewers Don’t Have to Watch the ‘Hunger Games’ to Understand the Prequel
Peter Dinklage thinks the Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is for everyone, whether or not they’re fans of the original film franchise. The Game of Thrones star plays Casca Highbottom in the prequel. He is the Dean of the Academy in the Capitol, who unintentionally creates the Hunger Games and lives to regret […]
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Box Office: ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Opens to Subdued $44M, ‘The Marvels’ Suffers Historic Drop
Lionsgate’s prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes opened to $44 million at the domestic box office, easily enough to win the weekend but coming in behind expectations. The event pic has plenty of time to make up ground over Thanksgiving week, one of the most lucrative corridors of the year at […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Trolls Band Together’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Trolls Band Together, The Crown, Saltburn and May December. The Crown premiere Elizabeth Debicki, Jonathan Pryce, Khalid Abdalla, Rufus Kampa, Fflyn Edwards, Ed McVey, Luther Ford and Meg Bellamy […]
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Viola Davis Says Highlight of Playing ‘Hunger Games’ Villain Was Making Tom Blyth “Squirm”
After a career of iconic, empowering roles, Viola Davis is ready to be the bad guy. The star plays the villainous head gamemaker in the new prequel movie Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, an experience that she said she “absolutely loved.” “Just seeing how many times you can make someone squirm — […]
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Get ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Book for $10 Ahead of New ‘Hunger Games’ Movie
The new Hunger Games movie is in theaters now, but both new and old fans of the franchise alike can catch up on The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by reading the original book that inspired the film. Written by Suzanne Collins and released in 2020, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is a prequel […]
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‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Nabs SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement
The forthcoming prequel in the Hunger Games franchise has landed an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA ahead of its release next month. This means that The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the Lionsgate feature hitting theaters Nov. 17, can have its onscreen talent promote the film in the coming weeks. Francis Lawrence directs a […]
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‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Director Improvised Lucy Gray Baird-Katniss Everdeen Curtsy Callback to Original Film
Social media went into a frenzy when the first trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes showed Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird mockingly curtsy the same way Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen did in The Hunger Games. The curtsy is an iconic moment in the first film of the franchise and marks […]
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‘The Hunger Games’ Play Sets London Debut
The girl on fire is headed to London. The first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ acclaimed novel The Hunger Games is set to make its debut in the fall of 2024. Olivier Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson has adapted the first novel in Collins’ series and the first film in Lionsgate’s dystopian franchise for its […]
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‘Hunger Games’ Director Says He “Totally Regrets” Splitting ‘Mockingjay’ Into Two Films
Hunger Games: Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence said that he now understands the mixed reactions to the final book being divided into two films. During an interview with People magazine, published online Friday, the filmmaker admitted that if he had to redo the Jennifer Lawrence-led films, he wouldn’t split Mockingjay into two separate parts. “I totally […]
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Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird Is the “Anti-Katniss” in ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel, Says Director
Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird is the “anti-Katniss” in the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, according to director Francis Lawrence. In an interview with Empire Magazine, the filmmaker, who also helmed Catching Fire and both Mockingjay films, admitted he was concerned about whether or not people would go see a Hunger […]
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Jennifer Lawrence Says She Was Immediately Turned Down for ‘Twilight,’ Almost Didn’t Take on ‘Hunger Games’ Because of Fandom
Jennifer Lawrence opened up about how she auditioned for Twilight and was turned down “immediately,” only to land The Hunger Games a year later. During an appearance on The Rewatchables podcast with Bill Simmons, the No Hard Feelings actress explained that she didn’t even get a callback for the role of Bella Swan, which eventually […]
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Taylor Swift Reveals She’s Dropping Four Previously Unreleased Songs Ahead of The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift announced Thursday that she’s giving Swifties a major surprise in the form of four new songs ahead of her tour kickoff. “In celebration of The Eras Tour I’m releasing 4 previously unreleased songs tonight at midnight,” she revealed on her Instagram Stories. The four tracks include rerecordings of Swift’s dual contributions to the […]
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