Rachel Zegler Honors Jennifer Lawrence's “Hunger Games” Character with Gown at Prequel's Berlin Premiere

Zegler attended the Berlin premiere of 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' at Zoo Palast on Sunday

Rachel Zegler is a girl on fire.

On Sunday, the 22-year-old actress attended the Berlin premiere of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes at Zoo Palast. Zegler, who plays Lucy Gray Baird in the film, wore an eye-catching sleeveless black Alexander McQueen gown featuring a fiery red mermaid tail.

Zegler’s dress appeared to reference original Hunger Games protagonist Katniss Everdeen, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence. In a memorable moment from the book and film series, Katniss' dress bursts into flames, leading to her nickname “The Girl on Fire.”

Letting her silver hoop earrings shine, Zegler wore her hair down in a middle part. She also rocked dark-red lipstick and accessorized with a single royal-blue bracelet, plus a ring on her index finger.

“Alexander McQueen for the @songbirdsandsnakes Berlin Premiere. @thehungergames,” stylist Sarah Slutsky Tooley wrote on Instagram alongside a snapshot of Zegler in the look.

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Zegler also posed alongside costar Tom Blyth on the red carpet. Resting her hand on his chest, she closed her eyes and smiled as Blyth, 28, rested his chin on her head while beaming at the cameras.

Blyth, who plays the role of a young Coriolanus Snow (Donald Sutherland in the original films) in the Hunger Games prequel, opted for a stylish black blazer over a T-shirt and a silver chain. He also wore loose pants and black boots.

Letting her 1.2 million followers in the fun, Zegler reshared several snaps on her Instagram Story from her night in Berlin. In one video, the West Side Story star posed outside in her McQueen gown, before waving and jumping enthusiastically at the camera.

“I love you forever,” Zegler wrote as she shared a snap with costar and real-life boyfriend Josh Andrés Rivera. She then reposted a video of her posing with costar Hunter Schafer, who plays Tigris Snow, and wrote, “That’s my sister fr fr."

Adding more footage, Zegler shared snaps with additional cast members as well as a closer look at her makeup, which was done by Valeria Ferreira.

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Directed by Francis Lawrence, the upcoming prequel film, based on Suzanne Collins' 2020 book of the same name, also stars Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis and Jason Schwartzman.

The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes takes place 64 years before the previous films as Zegler's Lucy Gray Baird is selected as a tribute from District 12 and assigned a young Coriolanus Snow as her mentor for the 10th annual Hunger Games.

Lawrence, 52, previously teased to Empire magazine that Zegler's new protagonist is an "anti-Katniss" in several ways.

"Katniss was an introvert and a survivor. She was quite quiet and stoic, you could almost say [she was] asexual. Lucy Gray is the opposite," the director explained. "She wears her sexuality on her sleeve, [and] she really is a performer."

He added of Lucy Gray, "She loves crowds. She knows how to play crowds and manipulate people."

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is in theaters Nov. 17.

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