{"id":31596,"date":"2022-06-01T05:03:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rachel-zegler-cast-as-lead-in-the-hunger-games-prequel-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T05:03:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:03:24","slug":"rachel-zegler-cast-as-lead-in-the-hunger-games-prequel-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rachel-zegler-cast-as-lead-in-the-hunger-games-prequel-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Zegler Cast As Lead In The Hunger Games Prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lionsgate is set to cast Rachel Zegler in The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Zegler is best known for playing Maria in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.<\/p>\n

Zegler will play Lucy Gray Baird, one of the main characters in the prequel which details the rise of the villainous Coriolanus Snow before he became President of Panem. <\/p>\n

Baird figures quite heavily in the book and is pivotal to how Snow became the brutal dictator he eventually becomes.<\/p>\n

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Rachel Zegler attending the BAFTAs in London. Image credit: Reuters<\/p>\n

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Lionsgate President Nathan Kahane said in a statement, \u201cWhen you read Suzanne’s book, Lucy Gray’s emotional intelligence, physical agility, and fiercely powerful, determined singing voice shine through. Rachel embodies all of those skills – she is the perfect choice for our Lucy Gray. ” <\/p>\n

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place about 10 years after the war that created the Panem of the Hunger Games lore. The official logline for the movie is as follows:<\/p>\n

“Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, the girl tribute from impoverished District 12. But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem’s attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy’s race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake. “<\/em><\/p>\n

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