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Francis Lawrence Interview | 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes'

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Director Francis Lawrence / Rachel Zegler & Tom Blyth in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.

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Director Francis Lawrence joins the show to discuss his new film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (starring Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, and Viola Davis). We chat about returning to the Hunger Games franchise following his tenure with Jennifer Lawrence, the key to working around the MPA’s rating guidelines, and more. 

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