How ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Found Rachel Zegler & Tom Blyth

In this extended interview ‘#TheHungerGames: #TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakes’ director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson, and Academy Award-nominated costume designer Trish Summerville explain the thematic differences between the new prequel and original films, reveal how they wrote perfect young Coriolanus Snow, a offer deep dive into the costume design of Panem. They also detail the serendipitous casting of #RachelZegler in the lead role, the unconventional character Academy Award winner Viola Davis channeled to play Dr. Gaul, and more. SUBSCRIBE | WATCH MORE | Burning Questions Ask Each Other Anything Fan Q&A FOLLOW ALONG | TikTok Instagram Twitter Facebook 00:00 Intro 00:10 Crafting the story 1:19 Lucy’s costume design 2:57 Historical references in the movie 3:46 Tom Blyth as a young Coriolanus Snow 4:42 The Casting of Rachel Zegler 7:08 Viola Davis becoming Dr. Gaul 9:15 Viola Davis behind-the-scenes 10:28 How music videos helped Francis Lawrence 11:32 Thematic differences between the new movie & the original films 12:16 Easter eggs in the costume designs 12:56 Tigris fan theory 14:38 Tom Blyth wows Francis Lawrence on set