Say hello to the cruel and twisted twisted Volumnia Gaul.

Viola Davishas been cast as the twisted antagonist of Lionsgate’sHunger Gamesprequel,The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

The Oscar winner will play Volumnia Gaul, the head gamemaker of the 10th annual Hunger Games.

Viola Davis attends Opening Night and Sony Pictures Entertainment Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 25, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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An instructor at the University, the scientist is also the mastermind behind the Capitol’s experimental weapons division.

The prequel tells the story of an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesarrives in theaters Nov. 17, 2023.

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