The trilogy was made into a film franchise in 2012, starring Jennifer Lawrence as the intrepid Katniss Everdeen, and a prequel novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, was published in 2020. Two more volumes, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, followed as the series received enormous sales and critical acclaim. Aimed at an older demographic than her previous work, 2008’s The Hunger Games is about a dystopian world where children are forced to compete in a deadly tournament. After four more adventures for Gregor, Collins embarked upon the series that would make her name. Ruminations on an urban update of Alice in Wonderland led to the writing of The Underland Chronicles, the first instalment of which, Gregor the Overlander, appeared in 2003. Collins cut her teeth in children’s television with writing credits for various Nickelodeon shows such as Clarissa Explains It All. The star-studded cast includes Peter Dinklage as the Hunger Games creator Casca Highbottom and Viola Davis as head game maker Volumnia Gaul.īased on the book series by Suzanne Collins, the “Hunger Games” franchise has been extremely popular with the first film helping to launch Jennifer Lawrence’s stardom.Suzanne Collins is an American author of children’s and young adult fiction, best known for the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.” “With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Bestselling author Suzanne Collins first made her mark in childrens literature with the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles fantasy series for. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates,” according to the film’s synopsis. “With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. Things get dark quickly in the trailer as Lucy and young Snow try to survive the deadly games. The latter character goes on to become the villainous President Snow, who was played by Donald Sutherland in the first films. The Hunger Games (2008) is the first book of the wildly popular trilogy of young adult novels from author Suzanne Collins.

The prequel for the “Hunger Games” franchise tells the story of Lucy Gray Baird, played by “West Side Story” star Rachel Zelger, and a teenage Coriolanus Snow, played by Tom Blyth. That’s part of the message in the newly released trailer for “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.”

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