{"id":15455,"date":"2022-06-06T16:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=15455"},"modified":"2022-06-06T16:13:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:13:59","slug":"the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-first-glimpse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/the-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-snakes-first-glimpse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds &#038; Snakes &#8211; First Glimpse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>In 2023, the world will discover who is a songbird and who is a snake.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong>\u00a0Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler<br \/><strong>Directed by:\u00a0<\/strong>Francis Lawrence<br \/><strong>Written by:<\/strong>\u00a0Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie<br \/><strong>Based on the Novel by:<\/strong>\u00a0Suzanne Collins\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><strong>Produced by:<\/strong>\u00a0Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Francis Lawrence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Return to&nbsp;<em>The Hunger Games<\/em>, the landmark film franchise that has earned over $3 billion globally, with Lionsgate\u2019s adaptation of Suzanne Collins\u2019 #1&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;Bestseller&nbsp;<em>The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/em>. Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (<strong>Tom Blyth<\/strong>) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (<strong>Rachel Zegler<\/strong>), the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem\u2019s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy Gray\u2019s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds &amp; Snakes<\/a> releases 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023 Movie) - Reveal\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfGcH2T53XY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, the world will discover who is a songbird and who is a snake. 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