Younger versions of well-known characters are visited during “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” but one fan favorite that is noticeably missing is Effie Trinket, the very fashionable escort for the District 12 tributes played by Elizabeth Banks. She first appears in “The Hunger Games,” announcing the names of the tributes, including Primrose Everdeen before Katniss intervenes, famously volunteering as tribute. While she hails from the Capitol, she does become an ally to Katniss, joining her in the Second Rebellion.
Witnessing her origin story would be nothing short of a visual spectacle for fashion fans as such a tale would more than likely include an evolution of her style as viewers learn how she stepped into the role of escort. If Trinket were to be revisited, Elizabeth Banks has said that she would interested in stepping back into the character’s glamorous shoes. She told MTV in 2015, “She’s one of those iconic characters. You know, along with everyone in ‘The Hunger Games.’ … They’re all characters, I think, so well written and so well done on the screen, and if people want more, I’m definitely up for it. I just love Effie, so I would do it. Sure.”
