Hunter Schafer has joined the cast of the upcoming Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Schafer will play a young Tigris Snow (previously played by Eugenie Bondurant in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2), the cousin of Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth of Billy the Kid).
Set in the Hunger Games universe, The Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents follows Coriolanus Snow, a young man tasked with mentoring Lucy (West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler), a District 12 tribute in the 10th. Hunger Games that surprises the Capitol by singing during the harvest. . Fans of the series know that Coriolanus becomes the ruthless President Snow, played by Donald Sutherland.
A teaser trailer was released in June, with text saying, “In 2023, the world will find out who is a songbird and who is a snake.” The prequel is directed by Francis Lawrence, director of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as well as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Parts One and Two.
Schafer is best known for her role as Jules Vaughn on the hit HBO drama Euphoria, the title character and love interest of Zendaya’s Rue Bennett. Schafer executive produced and co-wrote a stand-alone special episode for Euphoria, which aired as a precursor to the show’s second season. The actor is currently filming Cuckoo, Tilman Singer’s second horror film, alongside John Malkovich, Sofia Boutella and Gemma Chan. Last year, Time honored Schafer by adding her to the Time 100 Next 2021 list.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set to hit theaters on November 17, 2023. For more, check out our list of the best upcoming movies in 2022 and beyond.
