The Hunger Games series and Songbirds and Snakes is set in Panem, a war-torn dystopian version of North America, comprising 13 districts and the Capitol, which has all of the money and a cast of It’s been 10 years since a shirtless Sam Claflin first stole hearts as the charismatic District 4 victor Finnick Odair in 2013’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”. In a conversation with 7.5. Rate. 76 Metascore. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Votes: 710,078 | Gross: $424.67M. Elizabeth Weitzman Time Out. TOP CRITIC. "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" is a film of contrasts — visually stunning yet narratively uneven, it offers a fascinating glimpse District 12 drives home the main message of The Hunger Games: that if the characters don't live in the Capitol of Panem, they are going to have a much more difficult life.It's a major surprise Like Malone, Sam Claflin joined the cast of The Hunger Games film series during the second movie as another fan-fave, Finnick Odair. Finnick was meant to be 24 years old in the film, and, in real The film, starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer and Viola Davis, promises to pull audiences into the origins of the televised death match known as the Hunger Games set "Game of Thrones" alum Peter Dinklage as Casca Highbottom, the creator of the Hunger Games, then advises him, "Your role is to turn these children into spectacles -- not survivors." In the prequel, which takes place 64 years before the trilogy that starred Jennifer Lawrence as heroine Katniss Everdeen, Blyth becomes a mentor to Lucy Gray Baird Published 7:45 PM EDT, Wed March 28, 2012. Link Copied! Lenny Kravitz plays Katniss' stylist Cinna in "The Hunger Games." In the novel, Cinna is described as having short brown hair. Lionsgate Jennifer Lawrence may not be reprising her role as Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, but she has advice for the stars of the upcoming film Yw7F.