How is a villain born? It’s a question that a number of famous franchises have asked in years past, from Darth Vader’s turn to the Dark Side in Star Wars, Magneto going rogue in the X-Men movies, or yes, even through The Rise of Gru in the latest Minions. This storytelling trend brought bestselling The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins back to her dystopian world for the first time in a decade when The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes hit bookshelves in 2020, and now that Panem’s tyrannical ruler President Coriolanus Snow has both an origin novel and a big-screen adaptation, it’s time to give the latest installment its roses – thorns and all.
Release Date: November 17, 2023
Directed By: Francis Lawrence
Written By: Michael Lesslie and Michael Arndt
Starring: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Josh Andrés Rivera, and Viola Davis
Rating: PG-13 for strong violent content and disturbing material.
Runtime: 157 minutes
