The four-film franchise premiered in 2012 and starred Jennifer Lawrence(Katniss Everdeen), Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark), Woody Harrelson (Haymitch Abernathy), Elizabeth Banks(Effie Trinket) and Stanley Tucci(Caesar Flickerman). In the first flick, Sutherland’s Snow is the nation’s president and is presiding over the Games. While few details about the forthcoming adaption have been revealed, it is set to take place more than 60 years before the events of The Hunger Games. “I look forward to collaborating with them and all at Lionsgate as we bring The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes to theaters worldwide.” “It’s such a pleasure to be reuniting with Nina, Francis and Michael to adapt the novel to the screen, and having them share their remarkable talents, once again, with the world of Panem,” Collins added in her 2020 statement. Searching for his one chance at glory and money, Snow is paired with District 12 underdog Lucy Gray Baird. The book, titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, was published in May 2020 and follows an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow as he prepares to be a first-time mentor in Panem’s 10th annual Hunger Games. “From the beginning, they have treated the source material with great respect, honoring the thematic and narrative elements of the story, and assembling an incredible team both in front of and behind the camera.”Ĭollins, who created the hit Hunger Games franchise, penned a prequel novel all about the origins of President Snow (played by Donald Sutherlandin the OG movies). “Lionsgate has always been the cinematic home of The Hunger Games, and I’m delighted to be returning to them with this new book,” author Suzanne Collins told Entertainment Weeklyin an April 2020 statement.
President Snow is the notorious villain that Hunger Gamesfans love to hate - and he’s about to get his own backstory movie.