Peter Dinklage is thought for his large fundamental TV function in Sport Of Thrones, however has popped up in different large franchises together with the X-Males motion pictures and the MCU (spawning one of many greatest long-running Empire Podcast quote jokes). Now he is headed to the Starvation Video games universe, touchdown a key function in prequel film The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes.

The movie focuses on the character of Coriolanus Snow (delivered to life right here by Tom Blyth) effectively earlier than he takes energy because the tyrannical president (and performed by Donald Sutherland within the unique motion pictures). At 18 years outdated, he is seeking to restore honor to his lineage which has fallen on exhausting instances within the aftermath of a struggle within the Capitol.

As a scholar, he’s hoping to participate as a mentor within the upcoming tenth annual Starvation Video games however is alarmed after he is chosen to assist the woman tribute from the impoverished District 12, Lucy Grey Baird (Rachel Zegler). When she stuns all of Panem together with her defiant singing in the course of the reaping ceremony, Snow begins to assume they’ve an opportunity and does all in his energy to guarantee her victory. Dinklage will likely be Casa Highbottom, Dean of the Academy and one of many architects of the video games.

Francis Lawrence, a veteran of directing a number of Starvation Video games movies, is again behind the digicam right here, working from a script by Michael Lesslie.

“Dean Highbottom is without doubt one of the strongest folks in Snow’s life. Because the austere and vindictive face of the video games, he units the principles that may decide each facet of Coriolanus’s destiny. I’m thrilled that Peter will likely be bringing him to life,” Lawrence tells Deadline.

“With manufacturing underway, we couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about the way in which this solid has come collectively and thrilled to be welcoming Peter Dinklage to Panem,” provides Nathan Kahane, President of Lionsgate’s Movement Image Group. “Peter isn’t just a fan favorite actor who brings a commanding presence to each half he performs. He is without doubt one of the greatest actors alive. He’ll convey a formidable, charismatic authority to the necessary function of the dean of the Academy.”

The Starvation Video games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes will likely be out on 17 November subsequent 12 months.