The upcoming release of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has been generating a lot of buzz and speculations regarding its possible connections to the existing beloved franchise.The film is expected to honor the Jennifer Lawrence-led movies’ legacy, thanks to the return of director Francis Lawrence, who helmed the previous three installments, Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1, and Mockingjay Part 2. The recently unveiled trailer also ensures that fans can anticipate a deeper dive into the backstory of a young Coriolanus Snow, originally played by Donald Sutherland in those movies.In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Lawrence broke down the trailer, pointing out the obvious as well as some subtly inserted Easter eggs connecting the films. The trailer has caught people’s attention for including the haunting opening notes of lead actress Rachel Zegler’s rendition of “The Hanging Tree,” a song Katniss Everdeen sung in the Mockingjay movies. Lawrence explained that Zegler’s Lucy Gray was actually the one who originally came up with the melody and that it resonates across generations in District 12. He said, “After witnessing a man being hanged for multiple murders, she crafts ‘The Hanging Tree’.”RELATED: The Hunger Games Returning to Theaters Ahead of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The upcoming release of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has been generating a lot of buzz and speculations regarding its possible connections to the existing beloved franchise.
The film is expected to honor the Jennifer Lawrence-led movies‘ legacy, thanks to the return of director Francis Lawrence, who helmed the previous three installments, Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1, and Mockingjay Part 2. The recently unveiled trailer also ensures that fans can anticipate a deeper dive into the backstory of a young Coriolanus Snow, originally played by Donald Sutherland in those movies.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, director Lawrence broke down the trailer, pointing out the obvious as well as some subtly inserted Easter eggs connecting the films. The trailer has caught people’s attention for including the haunting opening notes of lead actress Rachel Zegler’s rendition of “The Hanging Tree,” a song Katniss Everdeen sung in the Mockingjay movies. Lawrence explained that Zegler’s Lucy Gray was actually the one who originally came up with the melody and that it resonates across generations in District 12. He said, “After witnessing a man being hanged for multiple murders, she crafts ‘The Hanging Tree’.”
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