When it was announced at the end of April that the next hunger games prequel, The ballad of songbirds and snakesIt would be released in 2023, surprising news considering the production didn’t have a single cast member. Well that has changed a lot in the following weeks and the latest news should only serve to make fans more excited about the film. Lionsgate has officially announced that Jason Schwartzman is the latest star to join the upcoming blockbuster and will play a role he believes is perfect.
The studio officially revealed that Schwartzman has signed on to play Lucrecio “Lucky” Flickerman. If that last name sounds familiar, you’re probably thinking of Caesar Flickerman, who was memorably portrayed by Stanley Tucci in the first four Hunger Games movies. “Lucky” Flickerman is Caesar’s ancestor and will appear in the film as the host of the 10th Hunger Games.
Jason Schwarzman joins a cast that already includes Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler in the lead roles. As the latest addition to Ballad of songbirds and snakesThe role of Blyth also has a connection to previous films, as he will play a young Coriolanus Snow, the president of Panem previously played by Donald Sutherland. The story will follow Snow as he hopes to restore his family’s bloodline while mentoring a District 12 tribute named Lucy Gray Baird (who will be played by Zegler).
Michael Lesslie, whose previous credits include those from 2015 Macbeth and 2016 Assassin’s Creedis writing the script The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins). Francis Lawrence, who directed the last three episodes on the big screen hunger games movie – the hunger games in Flames, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1Yes The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – directs the prequel (reminiscent of David Yates after his work on The Harry Potter affiliated with fantastic beasts Movie).
In recent years, Jason Schwarzman has worked extensively on the small screen, with roles in shows including Fargo, fair trade gemsYes I like it for you – but he also continued to collaborate with writer / director Wes Anderson, most recently with the French office and the next city ​​of asteroids.
Schwartzman has also done decent vocal work in film, television, and video games; he recently signed on to star in the role of Jonathan Ohnn, aka The Spot in Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse.
Things are going really fast for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesand we will probably have a start of production announcement very soon. After all, the film will want to have as much time as possible for filming and post-production with a release date on the horizon of November 17, 2023. Everything points to a different experience than the previous one. hunger games film, and this latest casting news should only serve to make fans more excited about the film.
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Source: Cinemablend
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