Teaser trailer for The Hunger Games prequel premieres

Lionsgate Studios has unveiled a teaser trailer for "The Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds," which will be a prequel to the hugely popular "Hunger Games" series. It was previously announced that "West Side Story" star Rachel Segler would play one of the lead roles in the film, a character named Lucy Gray Baird.
Fans of "The Hunger Games" will have a chance to see 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow as the future tyrannical president of Panem, He is still young and believes he has a chance to change his fate when he is appointed to mentor, a girl from the impoverished District 12.
Francis Lawrence, who directed the last three episodes of The Hunger Games, is set to direct. Tom Blythe will play the role of Snow.
Like everyone else, I first saw Rachel Segler in "West Side Story," and like everyone else, I knew I was looking at a star who would dominate the screen for a generation. Lucy Gray is perfect for her as an actress: the character is bold, independent and defiant, but also vulnerable, emotional and loving. Rachel will make this image unforgettable, "- commented Lawrence, when it was announced the casting of Zegler.