![]() With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from impoverished District 12. A partial summary from Lionsgate reads, "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. However, it is known that the film will take place 64 years prior to the Jennifer Lawrence-led Hunger Games films, which themselves are based on the popular books of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Plot details regarding the film are still being kept close to the cuff. The pair are surrounded by, naturally, a songbird and a snake intertwined on the poster. Snow, meanwhile, wears an ensemble indicative of the president he will one day become. While images of the pair have been released before, this new poster depicts Baird and Snow in previously unseen costumes, with Baird appearing to be dressed in garb befitting of a songbird. Alongside the official trailer released at CinemaCon 2023, Lionsgate also dropped a new poster for the film, depicting protagonists Lucy Gray Baird ( Rachel Zegler) and Coriolanus Snow ( Tom Blyth). But will it have anything to say about our post Coronavirus world? That remains to be seen.Lionsgate is all-in on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the highly anticipated prequel to the Hunger Games series. As it stands, the trailer sells a film with some intriguing elements. Director Adam Mason Writers Adam Mason Simon Boyes Stars K.J. Centering on a handful of people as they navigate the obstacles currently hindering society: disease, martial law, quarantine, and vigilantes. The true horror of Songbird could perhaps be its button pushing premise being slowly drowned out by Bay’s style. Drama Sci-Fi Thriller In 2024 a pandemic ravages the world and its cities. While there’s no source material to butcher here, Bay’s loud and regressive aesthetic can infect his producer efforts. ![]() The infamous director and producer’s company (Platinum Dunes) have been responsible for insipid horror remakes such as Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The ghost at the feast is producer Micheal Bay. My biggest problem with the trailer comes from its behind the scenes talent. “This is more about the unraveling of a community into chaos. ![]() ![]() In describing what the film is about, director David Gordon Green said: Indeed, the upcoming Halloween Kills (sequel to the 2018 reboot) has some trace element of post pandemic subtext. In fact, it would not surprise me if the horror genre deals more with the pandemic in the coming years. With this in mind, movies that deal with the pandemic should not be dismissed out of hand, in the same way that a movie like The Strangers should not be disregarded for depicting our fear of home invasion. In turn, the best movies in the genre powerfully speak to our fears and in a sense allow us to achieve a degree of catharsis. At its best, the horror genre can be a canvas for our fears to be projected and explored (be they realistic, supernatural or even outlandish). However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. With buzz words and phrases like “COVID-23, lockdown and grim new reality”, the trailer for Songbird does hit quite close to home. Naturally, this piqued my interest and made me go to YouTube with the speed of a locomotive train. Through a conversation with a dear confidante, I was made aware of the controversy of the trailer that seemed “too real” for our current pandemic times. While that allowed fans to watch the film at home, it was for the premium price point of 19.99, plus tax. The trailer for Songbird snuck up on me with the hard hitting force of a snowball to the ear (true story). Previously, Songbird was exclusively a Premium Video On Demand rental.
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