A new promotional video for the upcoming The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has been released, giving fans a look at what it’s like to be accepted into The Academy.
The Academy orientation features a handful of stars
The new teaser for the film is modeled after an orientation video for The Academy, an elite secondary school for the children of the wealthy and powerful within the world of The Hunger Games.
The “orientation” features look at a variety of castmembers set to appear in the film, including Peter Dinklage (who plays Casca Highbottom, Dean of the Academy), Viola Davis (Dr. Volumnia Gaul), and Tom Blyth as a young Coriolanus Snow.
Check out the new teaser for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes below:
What is The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes about?
“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12,” reads the synopsis. “But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.”
Based on the 2020 prequel novel by Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set 64 years before the events of the Hunger Games trilogy. It starts on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games, where an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is assigned as the mentor for the tribute girl from the impoverished District 12.
Written by Michael Lesslie and based on a draft by Collins and Michael Arndt, the film is being helmed by Hunger Games film director Francis Lawrence. It will be shepherded by franchise producer Nina Jacobson and her producing partner Brad Simpson, along with Lawrence. Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller will serve as executive producers. Meredith Wieck and Scott O’Brien are overseeing on behalf of the studio.