Sport of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage is the newest addition to the solid of Lionsgate’s The Starvation Video games prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The approaching movie is the newest undertaking within the dystopian young-adult franchise in line with Suzanne Collins’ novels. It’s being tailored from Collins’ 2020 ebook of the similar identify, which takes position a long time ahead of Katniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) adventures in The Starvation Video games.
Dinklage joins the solid which additionally comprises Tom Blyth as younger Coriolanus Snow, Rachel Zegler as tribute Lucy Grey Baird and Hunter Schafer as Tigris Snow. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows Snow, years ahead of he would develop into the tyrannical President of the fictitious country Panem, as he’s selected to be the mentor of the tenth Starvation Video games, a televised match by which youngsters are selected by the use of lottery to struggle to the dying.
In line with Selection, Dinklage will essay the function of Casca Highbottom, who’s the dean of the Academy, the place Snow is a scholar.
Francis Lawrence, who helmed 3 of the 4 The Starvation Video games movies, is returning to direct the approaching Lionsgate manufacturing.
Michael Lesslie has penned the latest draft of the screenplay, with preliminary inputs from creator Collins and Catching Hearth author Michael Arndt.
Prior to now introduced forged participants of the movie additionally come with Josh Andres Rivera, Jerome Lance, Ashley Liao, Aamer Husain, Hiroki Berrecloth and Jason Schwartzman.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is scheduled for a November 17, 2023 free up.
The undertaking might be produced by means of Nina Jacobson and her generating spouse Brad Simpson, in conjunction with Francis Lawrence. Suzanne Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller will function government manufacturers.
Dinklage is very best recognized for enjoying Tyrion Lannister within the hit HBO display Sport of Thrones.
He has additionally featured in motion pictures akin to The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Dying at a Funeral, X-Males: Days of Long run Previous, 3 Billboards Outdoor Ebbing, Missouri and I Care A Lot.