The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Summary
manager Francis Lawrence oppose the record - breaking runtime forThe Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes , proclaiming"I do n’t manage if the picture show is farseeing . " ground on the Word of God by Suzanne Collins , the upcoming prequel photographic film follows a untried Coriolanus Snow ( Tom Blyth ) and the effect that lead him to become the tyrannical president of Panem – chiefly his relationship with tribute Lucy Gray Baird ( Rachel Zegler ) . TheHunger Games : Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesruntimeis 2 hours and 37 minutes , which breaks the record for the longest motion picture in the dealership .
I did not require to split them into two , we got too much heat splitting Mockingjay into two previously . So I was like , " I do n’t care if this moving picture is retentive , we ’re go to do one gratify movie that has a clean beginning , middle , and an end . "
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes book challenged a common belief from Katniss ' Hunger Games , and the recent preview rise the picture show will as well .
Why The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Runtime Is So Long
Lawrence late open up aboutThe Hunger Games : Mockingjaybeing split into two part , which was heavily criticize . The director read it was n’t his determination and even he " was not a big fan of doing it . " Lawrence learn from this experience and when it came time to makeBallad of Songbirds & Snakes , he take a firm stand it be one standalone pic . The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesbook is also the longest novel in theHunger Gamesseries at 517 pages , so it makes sense the moving-picture show adjustment follows suit . See a comparison of theHunger Gamesmovie runtimes below :
form of address
Runtime
The Hunger Games
2h 22 m
The Hunger Games : Catching Fire
2h 26 one thousand
The Hunger Games : Mockingjay – Part 1
2h 3 m
The Hunger Games : Mockingjay – Part 2
2h 17 m
The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
2h 37 m
Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesalso do as farsighted movies are having a second in theaters . Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer , which is the third - highest - grossing film of 2023 , is three hours long , while Martin Scorsese ’s late masterpiece , Killers of the Flower Moon , is a sweeping 3 hours and 26 minute . Franchise filmmaking is also lean into the trend withMission : unimaginable - bushed Reckoning Part Onebeing 2 hours and 43 arcminute longsighted andJohn taper : Chapter 4even longer at 2 minute and 49 minute – both 2023 going being long thanThe Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes .
The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesreleases in theaters on November 17 .
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