“Hunger Games” leading ladies Rachel Zegler and Jennifer Lawrence meet in Paris: 'She's actual mother'

Katniss Everdeen and Lucy Gray Baird have traded Panem for Paris, attending the Dior spring/summer show at Paris Fashion Week.

Or rather, The Hunger Games franchise star Jennifer Lawrence and Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes actress Rachel Zegler did, and posed for photos together inside Tuesday's star-studded show, as documented on Zegler's Instagram Stories. The West Side Story alum wrote atop the video, "She's actual mother."

Zegler and Lawrence, who has been a Dior ambassador since 2012, were also joined by Jenna Ortega, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and Anya Taylor-Joy at the starry event at the Jardin des Tuileries.

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Marc Piasecki/WireImage Jennifer Lawrence and Rachel Zegler

Lawrence memorably played District 12-tribute-turned-revolutionary-hero Katniss in 2012's The Hunger Games and the sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay Part 1 and 2, based on Suzanne Collins' dystopian YA novels.

Zegler is set to join the blockbuster franchise as Lucy Gray in the prequel Songbirds and Snakes (out Nov. 17), which centers on a teenage Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth, taking over the role from franchise star Donald Sutherland) during the 10th annual Hunger Games. The future tyrannical president of Panem is tasked with mentoring Lucy Gray, the female tribute from District 12 and a member of the Covey, a group of musical nomads.

Rachel Zegler/Instagram Jennifer Lawrence and Rachel Zegler

Speaking with EW for our recent Songbirds and Snakes cover story, returning director Francis Lawrence (Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1 and 2) called Lucy Gray the "anti-Katniss."

"They're both survivors. It's just how they actively survive are very different," he said. "Katniss is very physical and she can fight, and the tools at Lucy Gray's disposal are very different. She's charming. Katniss isn't charming. Lucy Gray is more of a people person. She's a performer. She's more effervescent. But she also knows how to manipulate. She's mercurial, and can turn it on when she needs to."

The prequel will also help contextualize President Snow's relationship with the Girl on Fire. "Now understanding his connection to District 12 and Lucy Gray," the director said, "you can see how the connections would probably make Snow bristle."

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