Lucy Gray is a highlight of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and it makes for a fascinating study of the Games' evolution — but ultimately, it's the weaker of the two Hunger Games prequels.

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned that Lionsgate’s prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, has landed its first round of tribute and mentor characters in the Francis Lawrence directed ...