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Posted 05.22.12 by Ryan For anyone that's seen the trailers and TV spots for Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, it's clear that the dark, action-driven movie isn't the typical adaptation of the Snow White fairytale. If the most recent trailer, released in March, left viewers with any questions, the studio has released a new, interactive version of the trailer via Yahoo!, which provides plot details and behind-the-scenes information about the movie.
Some of the information might seem extraneous; other bits are pretty interesting — that Charlize Theron was cast before Kristen Stewart, that Stewart had to endure swimming in a sewer set with dozens of live rats for an escape sequence. The trailer also includes more about the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and the eight (remember what we said about this not being a typical adaptation?) dwarfs in the movie.
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With The Hunger Games and The Avengers already finding tremendous success this year, it's anybody's guess who the next box office phenomena will be. Universal is hoping it will be Snow White and the Huntsman, the second live-action adaptation of the classic fairytale to open this year. Far grittier and more fantastical than Relativity Media's Mirror, Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman boasts a cast that includes Twilight actress Kristen Stewart and Avengers co-star Chris Hemsworth in the movie's title roles.
The first preview clip from Snow White and the Huntsman showed how the movie would differ from the fairytale as it revealed both characters on the run from a giant troll, which Snow White is able to tame without resorting to much violence. With several new preview clips arriving online, the more action-oriented elements of the story are being highlighted, especially in a clip where Snow White confronts the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) while the Huntsman and Prince William (Sam Claflin, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) fight off magical guards Ravenna has created from shards of her castle's ceiling.
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Posted 05.09.12 by Mandy A few weeks ago, Kristen Stewart, best known as the angst-ridden, vampire-loving teen Bella Swan, signed on to star in Cali, a gritty, dark, action-comedy.
Now there is more good news for the project. Nick Cassavetes, who helmed The Notebook and My Sister’s Keeper, has just signed on to direct. The material sounds decidedly darker than either The Twilight Saga or The Notebook, however. The story follows a San Fernando Valley couple that makes a fake snuff pic, and then goes into hiding with the money it earns. Years later, Stewart's character must return to her old life to rescue her younger sister, whom she abandoned after her "death." Along the way, she encounters some decidedly unsavory characters, including, apparently, homicidal porn stars. Stewart will not only be starring in the flick, it will give the well-known actress her very first producer credit, as well.
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Posted 05.08.12 by BrentJS If you missed Kristen Stewart's recent appearance on NBC's The Tonight Show, then you didn't get to see her explain away her swagger as the result of an injury sustained filming re-shoots for Breaking Dawn: Part 2, catch her brief cameo appearance in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, or see the new preview clip from Snow White and the Huntsman (SWATH) that she shared with Jay. We can't help you out with her "ultimate swag" and we don't even want to bother trying to share with you the split-second scene from The Flintstones in which 10-year-old Stewart tosses rings, but we do have the preview clip from SWATH for your viewing pleasure.
The scene in the preview clip appears to take place after the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) decides that he doesn't want to kill Snow White (Stewart) for the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) as the pair are pretty chummy when they come across a grisly creature only identified as a "troll." Of course, in this version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Snow White is anything but a damsel in distress, so she's the one who does the saving while the Huntsman rolls around in the mud.
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Posted 05.03.12 by BrentJS With Aussie hunk Chris Hemsworth currently starring in the international (and soon to be domestic) smash hit The Avengers, it's no wonder that Universal has made him the subject of the latest behind-the-scenes preview clip from Snow White and the Huntsman. Introduced by Snow White herself, Twilight star Kristen Stewart, with additional commentary from Hemsworth, the clip shows that the Huntsman begins the movie as more of a drunken mess than a badass warrior.
Additionally, three new character posters have been released online via the official Facebook page for Snow White and the Huntsman, one featuring Snow White (Stewart), one featuring the Huntsman (Hemsworth), and one featuring the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron).
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Posted 04.26.12 by Mandy Happy Thursday, twi-hards! It's still a long wait until the final installment of the Twilight series is in theaters, but here's a little something to brighten up the day of any Team Jacob or Team Edward members out there. Two new photos from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 have just been released, and while they may not be action packed and they don't give away much about the movie, they still manage to give fans what they want.
One features a gorgeous, red-eyed vampire version of Bella (Kristen Stewart) standing with her Edward (Robert Pattinson). The other pic simply features Jacob (Taylor Lautner) in a black T-shirt with a bit of a five o'clock shadow creeping up on him. He's certainly wearing that extra bit of facial hair very well.
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Posted 04.15.12 by Chris Despite the fact that filming on the final Twilight installments, Breaking Dawn 1 and 2, finished nearly a year ago, looks like Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will play Edward and Bella one more time.
On the movie's official Facebook page, director Bill Condon announced Stewart and Pattinson are returning to Vancouver, British Columbia, for reshoots for this November's Breaking Dawn: Part 2.
Hello Twihards!Greetings from Los Angeles, where we’re hard at work on BREAKING DAWN, PART TWO. It’s truly crazy to think that it’s been a year since we wrapped production in Vancouver, since for those of us in the editing room the work has never stopped.
A film is a lot like a puzzle, with each piece – each shot, no matter how brief – needing to fit exactly with the ones around it. Our Part Two puzzle is finally coming into full view, and in a few weeks we’ll be heading back north to pick up some additional shots – the last tiny missing pieces. We’re not shooting any new scenes or dialogue, just some technical work with some of our cast and stunt actors.I am really looking forward to being back on set with some of the friends I’ve made on my Twilight journey, like the great Guillermo Navarro, our cinematographer, and his crew. And yes, Rob and Kristen will be there too, to pop in those gold contacts one last time…
I’m excited to report that before too long we’ll have another trailer for you to decode. And wait until you see the first posters — they’re unlike any “Twilight” images you’ve seen before. And then November 16th will be upon us and the final film will be yours!
Until then, have a very happy spring, and I’ll check back in with you soon.
Unlike Joss Whedon's rumored Avengers reshoots, Condon will have a few months to work the new footage into the movie. Reshoots are rather common for large productions, especially for back-to-back productions (both parts of Breaking Dawn were filmed consecutively). While filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson called back the cast several times for reshoots.
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Posted 03.26.12 by Chris There's a teaser trailer for Breaking Dawn: Part 2 but if you saw The Hunger Games this weekend (and with the movie's record-breaking $155M debut, who didn't?), you already knew that.
The teaser is just that — a tease. The 45-second clip is just a longer cut of the 15-second clip released last week. What's new is that we hear Bella's (Kristen Stewart) thoughts about being a vampire.
After 18 years of being utterly ordinary, I finally found I could shine.
We also get a new, eery shot of Bella stalking a deer in the woods as she sticks to the Cullen's "vegetarian" diet.
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Posted 03.23.12 by Ryan Bringing fairy tales to life is the new obsession in Hollywood, evidenced by the release of two live-action Snow White movies in 2012. The first, Relativity Media's Mirror, Mirror, will open at the end of this month, with Tarsem Singh (Immortals) directing a silly, candy-colored slapstick version while Rupert Sanders is directing the grittier and more action-oriented Snow White and the Huntsman, set to open in June. After Mirror, Mirror won the scheduling battle between the two movies last year, Singh publicly claimed that "two Snow White movies do not exist in this [movie] market," inferring that Snow White and the Huntsman's later release date meant that only Mirror, Mirror would succeed at the box office. In a recent interview with Collider, Sanders had the opposite reaction, seeing the competition as a possible benefit.
We’re probably both getting a lot more publicity because both films are out there, but they’re very different. I think there’s room for both of them. I hope we both succeed, and I hope that people want to see two versions. People love to go, "Oh, Hollywood is making two movies about the same thing. They’re so dumb." So, everyone talks about it and I think it helps the awareness of the projects.
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Posted 03.19.12 by Chris Had you asked moviegoers a year ago if a Snow White movie starring Twilight alum Kristen Stewart would be one 2012's most anticipated movies, most would have scoffed. Yet, Snow White and the Huntsman is proving to be become just that.
A new trailer and five-minute preview shows that this fairy tale re-telling is unlike any Snow White adaptation you've heard or seen before, especially this month's decidedly campy Mirror Mirror.
While the new spots continue to show Charlize Theron eating up the screen with her wicked (and awesome) portrayal as the witch, they also include scenes of Stewart (previously trailers just showed quick glances of her).
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