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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes features a young man who will grow up to become the malevolent President Snow in The Hunger Games series – memorably played by Donald Sutherland in the quartet of movies.

For the movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel, he will be played by British-born actor Tom Blyth, known to US audiences for his role in EPIX’s Billy the Kid. “Tom Blyth is an explosive rising talent whose mesmerizing and charismatic presence makes him an exciting actor and perfect for this leading role,” said Erin Westerman, the President of Production for Lionsgate.

“Coriolanus Snow is many things – a survivor, a loyal friend, a cutthroat, a kid quick to fall in love, and a young man ambitious to his core,” said returning director Francis Lawrence. “Tom’s take on the character showed us all the complex ambiguities of this young man as he transforms into the tyrant he would become.”

Jacobson added: “Tom’s performance will both fulfil and disrupt everything you think you know about Coriolanus Snow. He’s a tremendous talent who will show why Snow always lands on top.”