Why Rachel Zegler Is Perfect Casting For Hunger Games Prequel's Lucy

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Rachel Zegler is perfectly cast as the female lead of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, thanks to the current trajectory of her career. After the massively successful The Hunger Games movies starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Lionsgate began moving ahead with a prequel, titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Based on the book of the same name by The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows the life of a young Coriolanus Snow.

After Tom Blyth was cast as the younger version of Coriolanus Snow, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes found its female lead. It has since been announced that West Side Story's Rachel Zegler will lead the Hunger Games prequel alongside Blyth. Zegler will play Lucy Gray Baird, the District 12 tribute for the 10th Hunger Games, who is mentored by Blyth's Coriolanus Snow.

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Rachel Zegler is the perfect choice for the role of Lucy Gray Baird in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. In her previous roles, Zegler has demonstrated specific skills that fit the character of Lucy Gray Baird. Zegler's breakout role was in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story in 2021, proving not only her acting talent but her ability to sing, too. This is a key part of Lucy's story in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, meaning that Zegler has already proven that she possesses an important skill that makes her an excellent choice for the role. In addition to this, Zegler has two other high-profile roles in upcoming movies: the title character in Disney's live-action Snow White, and she will appear in the superhero film Shazam! Fury of the Gods. These two roles combined prove that