Rachel Zegler Cast as Lucy Gray Baird in 'Hunger Games' Prequel Film

Another tribute has been chosen for the upcoming Hunger Games prequel film

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Lionsgate announced on Monday that West Side Story star Rachel Zegler has been cast in a lead role

Zegler joins Tom Blyth in the film, who was previously cast to play the young Coriolanus Snow

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The female tribute from District 12, Lucy is an orphan and a singer, who wows her mentor

“Like everybody, I first saw Rachel Zegler in West Side Story, and like everybody, I knew I was watching a star who would command the screen for a generation,” said Lawrence

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is due in theaters on Nov. 17, 2023.

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