Speaking with Collider, Hunger Games prequel director Francis Lawrence reveals that he expects the prequel is set to have the longest runtime in the franchise. Read Lawrence’s full quote below:
The director reiterates they won’t be splitting the book into multiple movies as an option, seeing as it’s one whole book, unless author Suzanne Collins thinks of a sequel for the story. He reveals on Collider that The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will probably hit the three-hour mark, although he does hope it wouldn’t actually be that long.
Given that The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to the Hunger Games franchise, it is safe to say that the film will reveal much more within the runtime than the previous movies. Seeing as we all know what the Hunger Games tradition is, this prequel serves as an extension of that world, which is set to focus on how Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird won in the games, along with how Tom Blyth’s young President Snow even became who he was in the early films.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is scheduled for release on November 17, 2023.
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