Why Another Hunger Games President Deserves a Movie

President Alma Coin: A Compelling Prequel

In the most recent installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the movie delved into the youth of President Coriolanus Snow, who grew up to be Katniss' ultimate enemy in the main Hunger Games trilogy. However, there is another president character who also deserves a prequel movie.

Julianne Moore as President Coin in The Hunger Games

President Coin's story is more interesting than President Snow's because her morals are more ambiguous. When audiences read or watch The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, they know that they cannot trust Snow and that, in the end, he will be a true villain. Coin's Hunger Games villain story is not so clear. Although she became a serious problem at the end of the series, Coin presumably did not begin as a villain, and in reality, she was probably something of a war hero when District 13 fell. So, it would be interesting to see Coin's progression from true good to true evil.

Plutarch Heavensbee and President Coin in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

President Alma Coin was played by Julianne Moore in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part One and The Hunger Games' Mockingjay: Part Two.

Julianne Moore as President Coin

The Complex Story of President Coin

President Coin's story would have a unique setting. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place mostly in the Capitol, which is quite interesting, but audiences got to see little of the actual districts besides District 12. If President Coin got her own prequel story, it would undoubtedly see District 13 at its prime, before the Capitol destroyed it, and could even see other Districts depending on where Coin's story starts. This would be a great opportunity to see beyond the locations that the Hunger Games has always existed in.

Hunger Games District 13

Some may argue that Coin's story and Snow's story are too similar, however, Coin's story is more interesting and important. For example, while President Snow became evil due to his need for power and survival, Coin's source of evil was more complicated. Her story raises many questions about whether the ends justify the means, and whether you must become like your enemy to destroy them. While Snow's actions were often unquestionably evil, Coin's had a sense of logic to them, even if they were terrible. In this way, Coin's story is a much bigger moral question than Snow's, and in many ways, is relevant to the current day.

Donald Sutherland's President Coriolanus Snow at his execution in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

The Potential for More Hunger Games Prequels

Overall, there are high hopes that the success of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie will spur more Hunger Games prequels. The original Hunger Games trilogy introduced so much interesting lore and history surrounding Panem, and it would be amazing to see where the series' most beloved and despicable characters came from. New characters are also a welcome plus. President Snow's story was a big hit among audiences, which means that President Coin's and many others could be as well. Hopefully, The Hunger Games can live on past its prime in the 2010s.

Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow in an Academy Training Video for The Hunger Games The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes