The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | November 17, 2023 | Prequel about President Snow | Francis Lawrence to direct | Given a SAG interim agreement

[Capricious]

On 10/29/2023 at 9:19 AM, SpiderByte said:

She said something slightly critical about Snow White.

 

That's it.

 

You may agree with her criticisms (and I suspect you do), and you may consider the furor overblown. However, it's fair to say that her criticisms were stronger than "slight."

 

[MovieMan89]

A THG sequel series would possibly be the most desperate cash grabby sequel series ever. Absolutely not. 

[Valonqar]

5 hours ago, MovieMan89 said:

A THG sequel series would possibly be the most desperate cash grabby sequel series ever. Absolutely not. 

 

That, my friend, would be Twilight. Jacob and Renesmee series, flop what'shisface who played him and flop what'sherface that played her. RBatz and KStew would stay the fuck away so it would be pretty much Z lister fest.

[Arlborn]

RT in two days right? I'm expecting a quick certified fresh here in the 80-90% range with reviews praising the looks and how exciting they made the action sequences of the actual games be after so long away from the hunger games.

 

Just a prediction.

[Valonqar]

LG is certainly confident and the buzz from test screenings (I know not the most reliable thing but still) has been positive since the beginning. And then they did a really great job with trailers. 

[Spidey Freak]

22 hours ago, ThomasNicole said:

Rachel Zegler is definitely ramping up the interest for this. Smart dress choices, smart responses about the franchise. 
 

This can be a strong case for SAG in how actors matters for promotion if it ended up opening well above prior expectations and the strike didn’t ended by then.

 

 

Whoa, she just made this film a must watch for me with that comparison

[Valonqar]

This movie is shaping up to be the story of November. 

[Killimano3]

I've been wary of prequels/sequels to big franchise for a while now thanks to star wars/Harry Potter/hobbit. But I must say this one has looked incredibly good and I'm very excited for it.

 

Helps that it's based off an actual extension of the story by the author, and that they didn't try to split it into a dozen movies for no reason

[Valonqar]

Agreed. It's a contained story, not a serial. 

[Noctis]

Are reviews supposed to be out by now?

[ThomasNicole]

11 minutes ago, Noctis said:

Are reviews supposed to be out by now?

In 12 hours

[Valonqar]

6 hours ago, ThomasNicole said:

In 12 hours

 Now 6 hrs. 🤞🤞for real praise.

[Valonqar]

Voldemort says Ballad is tracking for 60M OW. Does that check with BOT tracking?

[ThomasNicole]

18 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

Voldemort says Ballad is tracking for 60M OW. Does that check with BOT tracking?

Not entirely but the sales have been growing which means yes, 60M is possible if the pace keeps this good 

 

Just not a done deal like he said 

[filmlover]

Embargo is over.

 

Variety ("Compelling"): 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' Review (variety.com)

Hollywood Reporter: ("Jennifer Lawrence is missed." "Short on excitement."): ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Review – The Hollywood Reporter

[nevermore]

53 on Metacritic with 9 reviews. Not a promising start.

[Maggie]

Just now, nevermore said:

53 on Metacritic with 9 reviews. Not a promising start.

That sucks. The reactions made me believe this would be great

[Lucas]

[harrisonisdead]

Reviews seem exceedingly mixed. A lot of 2-3 out of 5 type reviews. Many mentions of it being overstuffed, but praise for Zegler and the cast.

 

Metacritic is at 51 from 15 reviews

[nevermore]

Just now, Maggie said:

That sucks. The reactions made me believe this would be great

51 now with 15 reviews Meh. I was hoping for much better as well