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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

The Fairytale is Over.

This is a poster for Snow White and the Huntsman. The poster art copyright is believed to belong to Universal Pictures.
This is a poster for Snow White and the Huntsman. The poster art copyright is believed to belong to Universal Pictures.

Snow White and the Huntsman is a 2012 American fantasy film based on the German fairy tale “Snow White” compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The film is the directorial debut of Rupert Sanders, with a screenplay by Evan DaughertyJohn Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini, from a screen story by Daugherty. In the film’s retelling of the tale, Snow White grows up imprisoned by her evil stepmother, Queen Ravenna, a powerful sorceress. After Snow White escapes into the forest, Ravenna tells Eric, the Huntsman that she will bring back his dead wife if he captures Snow White.

The cast includes Kristen StewartCharlize TheronChris HemsworthSam Claflin, and Bob Hoskins in his final film performance. The film received two Oscar nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design at the 85th Academy Awards. It was a success at the box office, earning $396.6 million worldwide against a $170 million budget. Although critics praised the production design, visual effects, Theron and Hemsworth’s performances, musical score, and action sequences; Stewart and Claflin’s performances received mixed reviews, and the screenplay was heavily criticized.

prequel/sequel, titled The Huntsman: Winter’s War, directed by the first film’s visual effects supervisor Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, was released on April 22, 2016. Hemsworth, Theron, Claflin and Nick Frost reprised their roles and new characters were played by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain. Stewart did not reprise her role, but appeared in archive footage.

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