Francis Lawrence turned the Hunger Games sequel films Catching Fire and Mockingjay 1 & 2 into international box office hits, and now hes been tapped to do it all again! THR reports that Lionsgate is indeed bringing Lawrence back to direct the Hunger Games prequel film, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which will be based on the book of the same name by original Hunger Games trilogy author, Suzanne Collins. In a somewhat controversial turn, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will follow the younger version of Hunger Games villain President Coriolanus Snow, who will now be the hero of the story!

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Sounds like the kind of interesting and potentially dark turn that Francis Lawrence is known for (see: Constantine, Red Sparrow). Lawrence himself had hinted that he could be returning to the Hunger Games franchise last fall, while doing press for his Apple TV+ series See:

Yeah, Ive definitely been talking to Suzanne about it, and to Lionsgate about it, Lawrence told PEOPLE Now. Its something I would absolutely love to do.

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