‘The Hunger Games’ prequel ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ gets SAG-AFTRA’s interim agreement to promote movie

The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been given an interim agreement by SAG-AFTRA, the striking actors’ union, to promote the film ahead of its November 17 release. Amid the ongoing actors’ strikes, SAG-AFTRA has been extending interim agreements to titles from producers who operate independently from companies belonging to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and agree to any terms proposed, reported Variety. As of now, more than 100 films — like Priscilla, The Iron Claw, and Ferrari — have been given interim agreements, while several star vehicles like Dumb Money and Dune: Part Two have been denied any relief, causing Denis Villeneuve’s sequel film to move to 2024 from its November 2023 release. Based on the 2020 book of the same name by author Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is set decades before the adventures of Katniss Everdeen, who was played by Jennifer Lawrence in four The Hunger Games films.