Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth Photo: LionsgateAlong with the “Twilight” series, the “Hunger Games” films now seem like an unfortunate artifact of Obama-era teen taste.
Interest in the latter saga fizzled amid the unwise decision to stretch out the third novel in Suzanne Collins ’s trilogy with enough filler to constitute two films.
As the audience sensed it was being exploited, the concluding chapter was the lowest-grossing one in the series.
This time the lead actress is another young performer whom Hollywood hopes to turn into a global name, “West Side Story” and “Shazam!
Fury of the Gods” star Rachel Zegler .
Persons:
Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Suzanne Collins ’, Jennifer Lawrence, Hollywood, Billy, Kid, Francis Lawrence
Organizations:
Lionsgate, Hollywood