(CNN) Prepare yourself for a return trip to Panem.

A new film from "The Hunger Games" universe is in the works at Lionsgate.

The movie will be an adaptation of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," the upcoming "Hunger Games" prequel from author Suzanne Collins.

The book is set during the tenth annual Hunger Games and centers on 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow, the man who later becomes the ruthless ruler of Panem and in the film series is played by Donald Sutherland.

The book is being released May 19.

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