An online troll recently came for The Hunger Games star Rachel Zegler under one of her co-star Tom Blyth’s posts, and he was not having any of it.
ICYMI: Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth star together in the upcoming The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the long-awaited prequel to the popular film franchise. As young President Snow and District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird, Blyth and Zegler will soon show the world their mentor-mentee relationship on screen, but it looks like their bond is just as strong off-screen.
Recently, Tom Blyth made headlines for defending Rachel Zegler from a troll who tried to drag her in the comment section of one of his Instagram posts. While we don’t know exactly which post it is, popular Twitter account @FilmUpdates did us all a favor and took a screenshot of the interaction for our viewing pleasure.
“Can you deliver a message for me?” the troll paraphrased their comment. “Tell @rachelzegler that Snow White is going to suck.” (For context, Zegler will play the titular role in the upcoming Disney live-action musical adaptation of the classic film, which features a screenplay co-written by Barbie’s Greta Gerwig.)
The troll’s comment did not sit well with Blyth, who wasted zero time in sharing his blunt reply: “Can you do me a favor and get a f**king life?”
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Fans online loved Blyth’s response and also wasted no time to praise him. “He ate that, I can't even lie,” a user commented under FilmUpdates’ reshare. “Kinda stanning him,” someone else said. “KING SH*T RIGHT THERE,” a third one added, accompanied by a fan cam of Blyth.
Others put two and two together and took Blythe’s comment as a testament to his chemistry and bond with Zegler: “That’s President Snow. Can’t wait to see Tom absolutely slay it in the new film. His chemistry with Rachel will be so good. Go, Tom.”
If this interaction has made you even more curious about how Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth’s rapport will play out on screen, you can check out our guide with everything you need to know about The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, including first-look images and trailers, ahead of the film’s premiere on November 17, 2023.
