The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes brings Suzanne Collins’ dystopian world of Panem back to theaters after the Jennifer Lawrence-led films wrapped up in 2015 with the ending of Mockingjay - Part 2. Among the cast of the HG prequel, is a host of newcomers to the franchise, including Hunter Schafer. The rising actress plays a key role in the film and funny enough, revealed herself to be the biggest fan amongst her co-stars. And the reason for Schafer's fandom is so precious.
When CinemaBlend attended the Los Angeles press conference for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (which you can watch in full on our YouTube channel), the lead actors of the movie were asked to rank how into the original Hunger Games books and movies they were prior to being cast. While Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth and Jose Andrés Rivera all were pretty into the franchise already before landing their roles, Schafer shared why she’s the biggest fan of the cast. In her words:
