Ep. 289: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw and Steffan Alun review the new Hunger Games prequel movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Among other topics, they delve into its unexpected narrative structure, its political worldbuilding, its relationship to the other Hunger Games movies, and the complicated task of creating a successful prequel.
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Links
"Francis Lawrence talks The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes," Maria Lattila, Film Stories
"How The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Director Made A Vital Hunger Games Prequel," Jacob Hall, Slashfilm