The “Hunger Games” prequel cast continues to grow. This time around actor Peter Dinklage joins the cast, which will play Casca Highbottom, dean of the Academy. The Deadline publication exclusively confirmed this new addition.
Dinklage wowed viewers with his role as Tyrion Lannister in “Game of Thrones”, a perceptive, calculating and with a black humor which made him one of the all-season favorites. Precisely these qualities are what made the actor the chosen one for the role of principal.
Nina Jacobson, producer of the “Hunger Games” franchise, was delighted with the incorporation “I can’t think of a more suitable actor to play the role of Highbottom”Jacobson said. “As the man credited with conceiving The Hunger Games and the Academy Principal, Casca Highbottom is a character with secrets. Peter’s magnetism, intensity and dark humor will bring intelligence, depth and drama that the role requires “. Similarly, Francis Lawrence, director of the original saga, also showed his enthusiasm: “Dean Highbottom is one of the most influential people in Snow’s life”.Austere and vengeful face of the games, it establishes the rules that will determine all aspects of Coriolanus’s destiny. I’m happy that Peter brings it to life. “ Lorenzo expressed.
A young Coriolanus
The prequel will be based on the Suzanne Collins novel, ‘Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents’, which will tell the story of a very young Coriolanus Snow, played by Tom Blyth, who will be accompanied by Rachel Zegler, who plays the main heroine, Lucy Gray Baird. . The film is directed by Francis Lawrence, with Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Lawrence himself serving as executive producers..
“The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents” It will be released in theaters around the world on November 17, 2023.
Source: E Cartelera
