Hunger Games 5: Why isn’t Jennifer Lawrence in the movie?

The announcement of the new movie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Serpent and Songbird made many viewers and journalists wonder if it was possible for Jennifer Lawrence to return to the saga.

If the actor has already made it clear that he wants to make a comeback, the chronology of The Ballad of the Snake and the Bird makes it impossible to date. Because the movie, which hits theaters on Wednesday, November 15, is a prequel to the original saga and takes place 64 years before Katniss’s adventures.

The feature film, adapted from the 2020 novel by Susan Collins, tells the story of the youth of the future president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth). From his childhood in the post-war Capitol to meeting Lucy Gray Bird (Rachel Zeigler), a tribute from District 12, the poorest and most hated Panem he must control.

Snow sees this as an opportunity to change her fate and joins forces with her to turn fate in their favor.

he asked variety When asked about the possible return of the franchise during the promotion of the challenge, Jennifer Lawrence immediately responded: “If Katniss could come back into my life, I would 100%.

For his part, director Francis Lawrence, who worked on 3 of the 4 films in the Tetralogy and The Ballad of the Serpent and the Songbird, said that he was only willing to bring the character of Katniss back in another film if Susan Collins had a good story so as not to spoil the happy ending the character deserved.

He thus declared EW :”I loved being a part of the original saga because the stories are great. I think it’s great that these stories are always about something. Suzanne always writes about the topic.

The first novels were about the consequences of the war. The Ballad of the Serpent and the Bird deals with the state of human nature. That’s what makes them rich, not shallow, and I think that’s why they’ve stood the test of time, honestly.

If Susan has another thematic idea that she thinks fits the world of Panem – whether it’s new characters or familiar characters like Katniss, Finnick, Haymitch or anyone else – I’d love to see them fit on screen.

But I’m not just going to say yes, it, like the previous films, has to have thematic underpinnings that make the story worthwhile..”

For her part, producer Nina Jacobson thinks Katniss’ arc is over and should stay that way. He thus declared Yahoo! :

“If Susan has something to say, she’ll write a book about it. Honestly, as much as I love Katniss, I think her story is over. And I think Susan feels her story is over. But if that changes and Susan has something to say and it includes Katniss, then I’d be thrilled.“

A feature film set after the rebellion is possible only if the author has a good story to tell, but nothing has been announced so far.

in turn The Hunger Games: The Ballad of the Snake and the Bird Could be the first movie in a new trilogy, like the Star Wars prequel that started in 1999.