The Starvation Video games: Dawn on the Reaping is ramping as much as be one of the vital thrilling upcoming guide diversifications, and lots of that has to do with all the good casting bulletins rolling round over the previous few weeks. Now, after Friday introduced phrase that Ralph Fiennes is about to play President Snow within the prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes actress Rachel Zegler had a enjoyable response to the casting.
Followers of the film franchise, after all, know Rachel Zegler performed Lucy Grey Baird within the final Starvation Video games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which advised President Snow’s villain origin story of types. It concerned a teenage Coriolanus Snow mentoring Lucy, who turns into the District 12 tribute of the tenth Starvation Video games. In the course of the video games, the pair fall in love earlier than Snow finally activates her, she escapes him, and he begins his path as Panem’s totalitarian chief.
Tom Blyth performed Snow in that film, and Donald Sutherland performed the president at his oldest age within the authentic trilogy. Now, Fiennes is taking part in him at his center age, and Rachel Zegler reacted to his casting within the funniest method, writing:
not my film ex being voldemort
The actress made the touch upon the official Instagram announcement of the casting of President Snow. It’s a hilarious remark that brings some perspective on Zegler’s aspect of issues. Think about taking part in a personality who falls in love with one other, after which study a legendary actor like Ralph Fiennes is taking part in the identical man 40 years into the long run?
Plus, Ralph Fiennes might be greatest recognized for enjoying Voldemort within the Harry Potter motion pictures. Now he’ll play one other famed literary villain after the late Sutherland initially portrayed him in his 80s earlier than Tom Blyth performed him on the age of 18. In Dawn on the Reaping, Snow is 58, which aligns very carefully with Fiennes’ personal age of 62. So, between that and the truth that we all know he can play an amazing villain, that is iconic casting.
Previous to Fiennes’ casting, a well-liked decide amongst followers for Snow was Donald Sutherland’s son, Kiefer Sutherland, who’s completely aged for the position at 58. That’s not the course Dawn on the Reaping has determined to go together with their decide for Snow. Nevertheless, Fiennes is a distinguished alternative who will guarantee one other attention-grabbing chapter of the Panem president being explored as a younger Haymitch competes within the fiftieth Starvation Video games.
The film may also star newcomer Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove (who has a connection to Zegler’s character), McKenna Grace as Maysilee Donner and Jesse Plemons as Plutarch. Together with Ralph Fiennes being solid as Snow this week, there have been a couple of different new bulletins about Dawn on the Reaping. Kelvin Harrison Jr. has been solid as Beetee, Maya Hawke as Wiress, Lili Taylor as Mags Flanagan and Ben Wang as Wyatt Callow.
The film is being directed by Francis Lawrence, who helmed all the opposite Starvation Video games motion pictures apart from the primary one. He’s referred to as it a “return to type” from the unique motion pictures on account of it being nearer within the timeline. That alone has received me excited, nonetheless, all this casting information makes me much more stoked for the movie’s November 20, 2026, launch.
So, between Fiennes getting into the position of one other iconic villain, as Zegler hilariously identified, and all the opposite exceptional casting selections made, I feel we’re in for one thing particular. So, keep tuned, of us.