Is A Song of Birds and Snakes a sequel to The Hunger Games?

The Song of Birds and Serpentsnew film in the franchise created Hunger Gamesarrives in Brazilian cinemas starting this Wednesday, November 15th, and presents a new story of the universe created by Suzanne Collins. But, after all, the new film is a sequel to the story of Kat niss ever deen(Jennifer Lawrence, The good side of life)?

In The Song of Birds and Serpentswe know the story of Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth, Billy the Kid), the president of Panem. However, in the news, he is just a young student at the Academy, a prestigious school in the Capital, who is trying to get money to pay for his studies at university and lift his family out of poverty.

The story, therefore, takes place many years before we know Katnissmore specifically 64 years earlier, during the 10th edition of the Hunger Games, which makes The Song of Birds and Serpents a prelude to Hunger Games rather than a sequence.

In the film, the deadly competition is losing its prestige and, in order for the inhabitants of Panem to become interested in killing again, the Academy chooses 24 students to mentor the Tributes of that year’s competition, including Snowwhich is drawn to guide the skinny and eccentric Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler, Shazam! Gods Fury), from District 12.

Even without believing in the girl’s chances of victory, the young man begins to dedicate himself even more to making her the winner of the Hunger Games and, above all, saving the life of Lucy Gray, after ending up falling in love with her. Watch the trailer:

In addition to Tom Blyth It is Rachel Zeglerthe film’s cast also includes Peter Dinklage (game of Thrones), Viola Davis (The Suicide Squad), Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City), Josh Andrés Rivera (Love sublime love) It is Hunter Schafer (Euphoria).

The Hunger Games: Song of Birds and Snakes is directed by Francis Lawrencewho directed three of the four films of Hunger Gamesand with a script Michael Arndt (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) and Michael Lesslie (Assassin’s Creed). A Rolling Stone Brazil Have you seen the film and see what we think clicking here.