Fans want to know whether or not Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen is in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. Here is all you need to know. However, beware of spoilers.
Is Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes?
No, Katniss Everdeen is not in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Since the film is a prequel, Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen is not in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Although Katniss Everdeen is not mentioned, there are several easter eggs and nods referencing her in the film.
The first reference to Katniss Everdeen in the film is white roses. In the film, when Coriolanus Snow meets Lucy Gray for the first time after she arrives at the Capitol to take part in The Hunger Games, he gifts her a white rose.
This is a nod to Coriolanus’ actions in the original Hunger Games films in which he is the president. In the films, Coriolanus leaves white roses for Katniss to hint to her that he is always watching her and her every move. He even drops of thousands of roses in District 12 after bombing a hospital.
Eventually, audiences learn that Coriolanus uses the scent of roses to cover the smell of blood coming from his mouth due to an illness.
The next reference is the presence of the Mockingjay birds in the film. As fans of the franchise, know, Mockingjay becomes Katniss’ nickname and also a symbol for resistance against the Capitol and Snow.
The third and last reference in the film is a direct name-drop. When Lucy Gray and Coriolanus Snow are discussing their future together, she is handed a plant and immediately suggests Katniss as a good name for it.
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