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The Most Anticipated Dystopian Thriller of the Year Fails to Justify Its Existence

Despite strong lead performances and an intriguing premise, the prequel to the Hunger Games can't effectively lure audiences back to Panem.

Inverse · Nov 9, 2023

The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Review: The Most Brutal Hunger Games Movie Yet, But It Can't Escape Some Textbook Prequel Traps

If you push the tired prequel tropes aside, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a triumphant comeback for The Hunger Games franchise that ups the stakes from the original films and dives deeper into the storytelling from a welcome new angle.

Cinemablend · Nov 9, 2023

Rachel Zegler pays homage to Katniss Everdeen’s fiery dress for Hunger Games prequel premiere

Actor paid homage to Katniss Everdeen for red carpet premiere in Berlin

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

The heartbreaking reason for The Hunger Games prequel protagonist’s name

Rachel Zegler stars as Lucy Gray Baird in forthcoming prequel, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

The Hunger Games Director Is Copping It From The Fandom For Labelling Katniss As ‘Asexual’

Director Francis Lawrence referred to Rachel Zegler’s character in the prequel as the “anti-Katniss.”

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 31, 2023

Hunger Games director teases major difference between Jennifer Lawrence and Rachel Zegler’s characters

Rachel Zegler leads forthcoming prequel ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Rachel Zegler's Character In The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Is 'Anti-Katniss' According To The Director, And I Totally Agree

The female protagonist of the upcoming Hunger Games prequel is no copy-Katniss.

Cinemablend · Aug 29, 2023

Is Jennifer Lawrence Going To Be In The Hunger Games Prequel Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes? People Have Been Asking

Jennifer Lawrence gives opens up about if she’ll have a role in the Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Cinemablend · Jul 7, 2023

10 'sexy' TV shows and movies that left us cold

How are these "hot" onscreen moments so decidedly not hot? Instead of firing audiences up, these 10 titles simply fizzle

WhatToWatch · Apr 22, 2023

5 Years Ago, Jennifer Lawrence Made an Underrated Spy Thriller — But Failed to Save a Dying Genre

This kind of sleazy, violent, and twisty film doesn’t get made anymore.

Inverse · Mar 2, 2023