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Francis Lawrence on Lucy Gray's Connections to Hunger Games Characters

Director Francis Lawrence is responding to fan theories regarding Lucy Gray's relation to other Hunger Games characters.

There's been a lot of engaging fan speculation about The Hunger Games universe, considering that the franchise spans several generations, and the newest entry (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) aims to shed light on some of its earliest, most impactful years that would eventually lead to the mainstream story. But in doing so, fans are now even more curious about ambiguous fates, slight crossover details, and bloodline connections because there's always more to unpack.

Now, the film's director offers his take on those Lucy and Katniss rumors with a new detail that's potentially worth pondering.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Director Discusses Lucy's Rumored Connection

During an interview with Insider, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes director Francis Lawrence was asked about any potential bloodline connection between Lucy Gray and previous Hunger Games characters from the original entries, telling the site, "I've heard both theories. Lucy Gray, I can say, is definitely not a relative of Katniss. I can say without complete certainty that I do think that Maude Ivory is supposed to be sort of an ancestor. Without any sort of spoilers — because Lucy Gray sort of remains a mystery at the end — connections to 13, to Coin? Sure. I don't think she is Coin by any means. I don't want to spoil it because obviously there's mystery to Lucy Gray."

The official synopsis: Experience the story of The Hunger Games — 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem. The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray's charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.

The Lionsgate film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is in theaters now.

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