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.

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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2:57 Historical references in the movie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