Here Straussberger Platz became Panem. Instead of a water fountain, a large stone figure with crossed swords rises Photo: Leonine Studios
By Michael Zöllner
Berlin is the star in this film. “The Hunger Games – The Ballad of Songbirds” opens in cinemas on November 16th. It was shot in Berlin and the second trailer has now been released.
Berlin has never been seen so dark. For “The Hunger Games – The Ballad of Songbirds,” the footage that was taken during filming in Berlin was properly edited again.
Straußberger Platz in Friedrichshain. The two tower buildings are characteristic. Clearly visible in Panem too Photo: picture alliance / POP-EYE
In the second trailer, which has now been released, a dystopian city landscape can be seen. The main backdrops were the Olympic Stadium, the anatomical theater of the Charité, but also Strausberger Platz, the Altes Museum and the Treptow Crematorium.
This is what the Olympic Stadium looks like without Panem Photo: Ralf Günther
Instead of Olympic rings, the eagle logo of the Panem capital Capitol is emblazoned above the Olympic Stadium Photo: Leonine Studios
Clearly recognizable in the Hunger Games: the arcades of the Olympic Stadium Photo: Leonine Studios
The arcades of the Berlin Olympic Stadium in real life Photo: picture alliance / Bildagentur-online/Schoening
The actors include Tom Blyth (“Benediction”), Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) as well as the German actors Clemens Schick (“Andor”), Dimitri Abold (“Beckenrand Sheriff”), Luna Kuse (“ Raspberries with Mustard”) and Irene Böhm (“Babylon Berlin”).