Plus, a nod to the original film franchise and Donald Sutherland’s tyrannical president of Panem.
Welcome back to Panem, though not quite the one you remember.
He takes a swig of some booze that’s reminiscent ofWoody Harrelson’s hardened mentor Haymitch Abernathy.
Viola Davis in the ‘Hunger Games’ prequel.Lionsgate
He’s tasked with being a mentor to the female tribute from District 12, Lucy Gray Baird.
However, Lucy, not unlike Lawrence’s Katniss, makes a spectacle of herself at the Reaping ceremony.
“You really want to take care of me in that arena?”
“Start by thinking I can actually win.”
The trailer delivers looks at other members of the cast, includingEuphoriastarHunter Schaferas a much younger Tigris.
She tries to impress upon her cousin and confidante Coriolanus that winning isn’t everything.
(Good luck there!)
Fans can get a sense of this particular time period in Panem.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeshits theaters Nov. 17.
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Watch the first trailer above.
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