Snow White and the Huntsman
{{Short description|2012 film by Rupert Sanders}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Snow White and the Huntsman Poster.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Rupert Sanders
| producer = {{Plainlist|
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| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
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| story = Evan Daugherty
| based_on = {{based on|Snow White|the Brothers Grimm}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Kristen Stewart
- Charlize Theron
- Chris Hemsworth
- Sam Claflin
- Ian McShane
- Bob Hoskins
- Ray Winstone
- Nick Frost
- Toby Jones
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| music = James Newton Howard
| cinematography = Greig Fraser
| editing = {{Plainlist|
- Conrad Buff
- Neil Smith
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| studio = Roth Films
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2012|05|30|United Kingdom|2012|06|01|United States}}
| runtime = 127 minutes{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/snow-white-and-huntsman-2012-0 | title=SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (12A) | work=British Board of Film Classification | date=May 11, 2012 | access-date=March 23, 2016 | archive-date=March 9, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309222923/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/snow-white-and-huntsman-2012-0 | url-status=dead }}
131 minutes (extended edition)
| country = United States{{cite web |title=Snow White and the Huntsman |url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=40123 |publisher=European Audiovisual Observatory |access-date=May 7, 2017 |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624081826/http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=40123 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=70215|title=Snow White and the Huntsman|work=AFI|access-date=May 7, 2017|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716000045/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=70215|url-status=dead}}
| language = English
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Snow White & the Huntsman is a 2012 American fantasy action-adventure film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The directorial debut of Rupert Sanders, it was written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, and Hossein Amini, from a screen story by Daugherty. The cast includes Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, and Bob Hoskins in his final film performance. 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 enlists Eric the Huntsman to capture her, but he becomes her companion in a quest to overthrow Ravenna.
Snow White & the Huntsman was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2012, and in the United States on June 1, 2012, by Universal Pictures. The film was a box office success, having grossed $396.6 million worldwide against a $170 million budget. Critics praised the production design and visual effects, Theron's and Hemsworth's performances, as well as the score, while the actions sequences and Stewart's and Claflin's performances received mixed reviews. The film received two Oscar nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design at the 85th Academy Awards.
A 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, with Hemsworth, Theron, Claflin, and Nick Frost reprising their roles.
Plot
While admiring a bright red rose blooming during a white winter, Queen Eleanor of Tabor pricks her finger on its thorns. Three drops of blood fall onto the snow, and she wishes for a daughter with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, hair as black as a raven's wings, and a heart as strong as the rose.
The queen gives birth to Snow White but falls ill and dies many years later. After her death, Snow White's father, King Magnus, and his army battle an invading army of glass soldiers. King Magnus finds a prisoner called Ravenna, becomes enchanted with her beauty and marries her the next day.
Ravenna is in fact a powerful sorceress who used the false glass army to charm her way into the kingdom. On their wedding night, she confesses that there was a king much like Magnus that used her, hurt her, then discarded her. She kills him before taking over the kingdom. Snow White's childhood friend William and his father, Duke Hammond, escape but are unable to rescue her, and she is locked away in a tower for years. Ravenna does not know why she allowed Snow White to live, but has a feeling about her.
Tabor and its people deteriorate under Queen Ravenna's rule. She periodically drains the youth from the kingdom's young women in order to maintain a spell cast over her as a child by her mother, which allows Ravenna to keep her youthful beauty. When Snow White comes of age, Ravenna learns from her Magic Mirror that Snow White is destined to destroy her unless she consumes the girl's heart, which will make her immortal.
Ravenna sends her brother Finn to bring her the princess, but Snow White escapes into the Dark Forest, where Ravenna has no power. The Queen makes a bargain with Eric the Huntsman, a widower and drunkard, to capture her, promising to bring his wife back to life in exchange. However, when Finn reveals that Ravenna does not actually have the power to revive the dead, the Huntsman helps Snow White escape. The Duke and William learn that Snow White is alive, so William leaves the castle to find her, joining Finn's group as a bowman.
Snow White saves the Huntsman's life by charming a troll that attacks them. They make their way to a fishing village populated by women who have disfigured themselves to make themselves useless to Ravenna. The Huntsman learns Snow White's true identity, and leaves her in the care of the women. He quickly returns when he sees the village being burned down by Finn's men. Snow White and the Huntsman evade them and meet a band of eight dwarfs. The blind dwarf, Muir, perceives that Snow White is the only person who can end Ravenna's reign.
As they travel through a fairy sanctuary, they are attacked by Finn and his men. A battle ensues during which Finn, his men, and one of the dwarfs are killed. William joins the group on their journey to Hammond's castle. Ravenna disguises herself as William and tempts Snow White into eating a poisoned apple before fleeing. William kisses Snow White, though nothing happens. A single tear is shed from her eye.
Snow White's body is taken to Hammond's castle. The Huntsman professes his regret for being unable to save her, as her heart and strength remind him of his wife, Sara. He kisses her yet does not notice a second tear fall from her eyes, as two kisses of true love break the spell. Snow White awakens and rallies the Duke's army to mount a siege against Ravenna.
The dwarfs infiltrate the castle through the sewers and open the gates, allowing the army inside. Snow White and Ravenna fight. When Ravenna is about to kill her, Snow White uses a move the Huntsman taught her and stabs her to death in the heart. The kingdom once again enjoys peace as Snow White is crowned the new Queen of Tabor.
Cast
{{cast list|
- Kristen Stewart as Snow White,{{cite web|work=Twitter|url=https://www.twitter.com/universaluk/status/70136430101405697|title=We are pleased to confirm the Snow White and the Huntsman cast will be Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Claflin|access-date=July 25, 2011}} the daughter of King Magnus and Queen Eleanor and the step-daughter of the evil queen Ravenna.
- Raffey Cassidy as young Snow White
- Charlize Theron as Ravenna, Snow White's evil stepmother
- Izzy Meikle-Small as young Ravenna
- Chris Hemsworth as Eric the Huntsman, a widower and drunkard, who helps Snow White escape Ravenna.
- Sam Claflin as William, son of Duke Hammond
- Xavier Atkins as young William
- Sam Spruell as Finn, Ravenna's younger brother and enforcer
- Elliot Reeve as young Finn
- Vincent Regan as Duke Hammond, William's father
- Lily Cole as Greta, a young girl who befriends Snow White
- Noah Huntley as King Magnus, Snow White's father
- Liberty Ross as Queen Eleanor, Snow White's mother
- Chris Obi as the voice of Mirror Man, the physical form of the Magic Mirror
- Rachael Stirling as Anna
- Hattie Gotobed as Lily
- Greg Hicks as Black Knight General
- Peter Ferdinando as Black Knight
- Anastasia Hille as Ravenna's Mother
- Matt Berry as Percy
}}
=[[Seven Dwarves|The Dwarves]]=
The Dwarves were played by actors of average height who had their faces digitally attached to small bodies. This caused a protest from the Little People of America.{{cite news|access-date=June 16, 2012|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dwarfs-threaten-100midget-march-over-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-film-7821156.html|title=Dwarfs threaten '100-midget march' over Snow White and the Huntsman film|author=Guy Adams|newspaper=The Independent (UK|date=June 7, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610011737/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dwarfs-threaten-100midget-march-over-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-film-7821156.html|archive-date=June 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
- Ian McShane as Beith, the leader of the Dwarves.
- Bob Hoskins as Muir, the blind elder Dwarf, who possesses the powers of premonition. This was Hoskins's final role before his retirement from acting later in 2012 due to Parkinson's disease, and subsequent death in April 29, 2014.
- Ray Winstone as Gort, an ill-tempered Dwarf.
- Nick Frost as Nion,{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/nick-frost-final-dwarf-snow-white-huntsman|title=Nick Frost is the Final Dwarf in 'Snow White and the Huntsman'|work=/Film|access-date=July 25, 2011|first=Russ|last=Fischer|date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=June 14, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614004842/http://www.slashfilm.com/nick-frost-final-dwarf-snow-white-huntsman|df=mdy-all}} Beith's right-hand man.
- Toby Jones as Coll, Duir's older brother.
- Eddie Marsan as Duir, Coll's younger brother.
- Johnny Harris as Quert, Muir's son.
- Brian Gleeson as Gus, the youngest of the Dwarves who develops a bond with Snow White and later sacrifices himself to save her.
Production
=Development=
Evan Daugherty initially wrote the screenplay in 2003, when he was studying at NYU.{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-writer-evan-daugherty-on-reading-reviews-casting-kristen-stewart-and-getting-fired/ |last1=Berkshire |first1=Geoff |title='Snow White and the Huntsman' writer Evan Daugherty on reviews, casting Kristen Stewart and getting 'fired' |website=HitFix |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006123548/https://uproxx.com/hitfix/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-writer-evan-daugherty-on-reading-reviews-casting-kristen-stewart-and-getting-fired/ |url-status=live }} At the time, gritty reboots of fairy tales were not a popular film genre and, according to Daugherty, "no one really knew what to do with it." More problems came when the release of Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm (2005) flopped at the box office which caused potential buyers to be hesitant about the script. The script was finally greenlit after the success of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010).
=Casting=
File:Charlize Theron & Kristen Stewart by Gage Skidmore.jpg 2012 in Anaheim, California in March 2012]]
Film producers considered casting a lesser-known actress for the role of Snow White, with mention of Riley Keough, Felicity Jones, Bella Heathcote, Alicia Vikander, Lily Collins, and Rachel Maxwell as possible picks. This idea became less likely as known actresses Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart were later rumored to be short-listed for the role.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/kristen-stewart-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-casting-talks_n_814690.html|title=Kristen Stewart: 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Casting Talks|work=The Huffington|access-date=July 25, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229214345/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/kristen-stewart-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-casting-talks_n_814690.html|archive-date=February 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}} On March 4, 2011 co-producer Palak Patel confirmed that Stewart was offered the role.{{cite web|url=http://robstenation.blogspot.com/2011/03/kristen-is-officially-playing-snow.html|title=Kristen is Officially Playing 'Snow White'|access-date=July 25, 2011|date=March 2011|publisher=BlogSpot.com|archive-date=July 28, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728043006/http://robstenation.blogspot.com/2011/03/kristen-is-officially-playing-snow.html|df=mdy-all}} Winona Ryder was initially considered to play Queen Ravenna, before the role went to Charlize Theron.{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/02/08/snow-white-julia-roberts-charlize-theron|author=Sterling Wong|title='Snow White' Lands Julia Roberts As Evil Queen, So How Does She Stack Up Against Charlize Theron?|publisher=MoviesBlog.MTV.com|date=February 8, 2011|access-date=July 25, 2011|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017232135/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/02/08/snow-white-julia-roberts-charlize-theron|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Tom Hardy was supposedly first offered the role of Eric, the Huntsman, but turned down the offer. The role was then apparently offered to Michael Fassbender,{{cite web|url=http://www.ourmidland.com/voices/community/article_d38dc350-af25-11e1-965b-eb159ea384c5.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140225153053/http://www.ourmidland.com/voices/community/article_d38dc350-af25-11e1-965b-eb159ea384c5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2014|title=Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman|website=ourmidland.com|date=June 5, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2018}} and then Johnny Depp, but both claim to have declined it.{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Johnny Depp Offered a Date With 'Snow White'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/column-post/exclusive-johnny-depp-has-been-offered-date-snow-white-22090|publisher=The Wrap|access-date=June 7, 2012|author=Jeff Sneider|date=October 29, 2010 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121091805/http://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/column-post/exclusive-johnny-depp-has-been-offered-date-snow-white-22090|archive-date=January 21, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Viggo Mortensen was said to have been in negotiations with Universal for the part, but supposedly turned down the role, too.{{cite magazine|date=March 26, 2011|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/03/26/viggo-mortensen-snow-white-superman/|title=Viggo Mortensen dumps Snow White ... for Superman?|first=Jeff|last=Labrecque|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 26, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019153239/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/26/viggo-mortensen-snow-white-superman|archive-date=October 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}} It was claimed that Hugh Jackman was offered the role, but that he declined.{{cite magazine|title=Hugh Jackman no longer in talks for 'Snow White'|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/04/13/hugh-jackman-no-longer-in-talks-for-snow-white/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Sara|last=Vilkomerson|date=April 13, 2011|access-date=October 26, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220013248/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/04/13/hugh-jackman-no-longer-in-talks-for-snow-white/?hpt=C2|archive-date=December 20, 2013|df=mdy-all}} In 2011, Thor star Chris Hemsworth was eventually cast in the role of the Huntsman.{{cite web|last1=Finke|first1=Nikki|last2=Fleming|first2=Mike Jr.|title=Mighty Thor Chris Hemsworth To Star Opposite Kristen Stewart: Closes 'Huntsman' Role In Snow White Saga|url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/thor-star-chris-hemsworth-to-star-opposite-kristen-stewart-closes-huntsman-role-in-snow-white-saga-131873/amp/|website=Deadline|access-date=October 26, 2019|date=May 14, 2011|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026144232/https://deadline.com/2011/05/thor-star-chris-hemsworth-to-star-opposite-kristen-stewart-closes-huntsman-role-in-snow-white-saga-131873/amp/|url-status=live}}
=Filming=
File:The Marloes Sands filming location for the film Snow White and the Huntsman.jpg
Principal photography took place in the United Kingdom. Most indoor scenes were shot at Pinewood Studios.{{cite web |date=August 24, 2011 |last=Gallagher |first=Brian |title=Snow White and the Huntsman Begins Shooting at Pinewood Studios |url=https://movieweb.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-begins-shooting-at-pinewood-studios/ |publisher=Movie Web |access-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813181656/https://movieweb.com/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-begins-shooting-at-pinewood-studios/|archive-date=August 13, 2022}} The beach scenes were predominantly filmed in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the Marloes Sands beach near the village of Marloes between September 26 and 29, 2011.{{cite web|last=McDowell|first=Martin|title=Filming Snow White and the Huntsman at Marloes Sands|url=http://blog.martinmcdowell.com/filming-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-at-marloes-sands-2015.html|access-date=May 14, 2012|date=September 21, 2011|archive-date=January 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128215214/http://blog.martinmcdowell.com/filming-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-at-marloes-sands-2015.html|df=mdy-all}} Though the beach was not closed to the public during filming, as filming progressed, certain parts were advised to be off limits. A computer-generated castle was set on nearby Gateholm island. A field above the beach was used for production purposes, and a special wooden ramp was built for vehicles and horses to access the beach.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Filming also took place at Frensham Small Pond.{{Cite web|last=Nightingale-DNU|first=Laura|date=2015-07-13|title=Chris Hemsworth filming The Huntsman at Frensham Pond|url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/gallery/chris-hemsworth-filming-huntsman-frensham-9645329|access-date=2020-08-16|website=SurreyLive|archive-date=November 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123224926/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/gallery/chris-hemsworth-filming-huntsman-frensham-9645329|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=On location with Snow White and the Huntsman|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1356398455918|access-date=2020-08-16|website=National Trust|language=en}} The film used academic consultants from the University of Chichester and the University of Oxford for back-up research on fairy tales and medieval battles.{{cite news|newspaper=The Independent|author=Nick Clark|date=March 20, 2012|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/philip-pullman-to-publish-new-adaptations-of-grimms-fairy-tales-7579274.html|title=Philip Pullman to publish new adaptations of Grimm's Fairy Tales|access-date=June 20, 2012|location=London|archive-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322085756/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/philip-pullman-to-publish-new-adaptations-of-grimms-fairy-tales-7579274.html|df=mdy-all}}
=Music=
{{Main|Snow White & the Huntsman (soundtrack){{!}}Snow White & the Huntsman (soundtrack)}}
James Newton Howard composed the music for the film. The English band Florence and the Machine recorded "Breath of Life" exclusively for the film, which was reportedly inspired by Theron's character Queen Ravenna.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/florence-and-the-machine/63470|title=Florence And The Machine debut new song 'Breath Of Life' – listen|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|date=April 26, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2012|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928004024/http://www.nme.com/news/florence-and-the-machine/63470|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/florence-and-the-machine-breath-of-life-snow-white_n_1456499.html|title=Florence And The Machine, 'Breath Of Life': Singer Releases New 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Track|work=The Huffington Post|first=Crystal|last=Bell|date=April 26, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2012|archive-date=October 3, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003050658/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/florence-and-the-machine-breath-of-life-snow-white_n_1456499.html|df=mdy-all}} Ioanna Gika of Io Echo performed "Gone", a song that is played at Gus's funeral in the film.
Release
The film had its premiere on May 14, 2012, at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1 on September 11, 2012,{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/07/24/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-exclusive-blu-ray-video/|title='Snow White and the Huntsman' Blu-ray release|date=July 24, 2012|first=Laura|last=Hertzfeld|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 26, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013085452/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/24/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-exclusive-blu-ray-video/|archive-date=October 13, 2013|df=mdy-all}} with both the theatrical version (127 minutes) and an extended version (132 minutes) available on both formats. The film was released on the same formats in Region 2 on October 1, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snow-White-Huntsman-Kristen-Stewart/dp/B006B7FM86|title=Snow White and the Huntsman [DVD] [2012]|work=Amazon.com|access-date=April 20, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607233053/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Snow-White-Huntsman-Kristen-Stewart/dp/B006B7FM86|df=mdy-all}}
A book based on the film was published June 5, 2012.{{cite book | isbn=978-0316213271 | title=Snow White & the Huntsman | date=June 5, 2012 | last1=Daugherty | first1=Evan | last2=Hancock | first2=John Lee | last3=Amini | first3=Hossein | publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers }}{{cite web |title=Snow White & the Huntsman |url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lily-blake/snow-white-the-huntsman/9781619690028/ |website=Hachette Book Group |access-date=9 January 2023 |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109233844/https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lily-blake/snow-white-the-huntsman/9781619690028/ |url-status=dead }}
Reception
=Box office=
File:Chris Hemsworth 3, 2012.jpg in June 2012]]
Snow White & the Huntsman earned $155.3 million in North America, along with $241.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $396.6 million. In North America, the film earned $1.38 million from midnight showings.{{cite web|title=Forecast: 'Snow White' Goes to War This Weekend|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3452&p=.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 2, 2012|first=Ray|last=Subers|date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227132223/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3452&p=.htm|archive-date=December 27, 2013|df=mdy-all}} For its opening day, the film topped the box office with $20.5 million.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3454&p=.htm|title=Friday Report: 'Snow White' Conquers the Box Office|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=June 2, 2012|first=Ray|last=Subers|access-date=April 20, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030134435/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3454&p=.htm|archive-date=October 30, 2013|df=mdy-all}} It debuted in first place at the box office during its opening weekend with $56.2 million.{{cite web|title=Weekend Report: 'Snow White' Takes Big Bite Out of Box Office Apple|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3455&p=.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 4, 2012|first=Ray|last=Subers|date=June 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030133525/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3455&p=.htm|archive-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} It is the seventeenth highest-grossing 2012 film.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2012&p=.htm|title=2012 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=March 27, 2018|archive-date=November 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104022206/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2012&p=.htm|url-status=live}} Outside North America, Snow White & the Huntsman had an opening of $39.3 million, ranking second overall for the weekend behind Men in Black 3; however, it ranked number 1 in 30 countries.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-battleship-box-officemt1thewrap42476-20120602,0,1424207.story|title='Snow White and the Huntsman' takes $20.3M bite of Friday box-office apple, eyes $55M weekend|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=June 2, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605224958/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-battleship-box-officemt1thewrap42476-20120602,0,1424207.story|archive-date=June 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}
=Critical response=
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Snow White & the Huntsman received mixed reviews from critics. The film has {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} score on Rotten Tomatoes based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's consensus states: "While it offers an appropriately dark take on the fairy tale that inspired it, Snow White & the Huntsman is undone by uneven acting, problematic pacing, and a confused script."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snow_white_and_the_huntsman|title=Snow White and the Huntsman|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214171903/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snow_white_and_the_huntsman/|archive-date=February 14, 2014|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/snow-white-and-the-huntsman|title=Snow White and the Huntsman|website=Metacritic }} CinemaScore polls conducted revealed the average grade that filmgoers gave the film was a "B" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/02/box-office-snow-white-huntsman/|title=Box office update: 'Snow White and the Huntsman' leads with $20.3 mil on Friday; 'The Avengers' becomes third biggest movie of all time|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=John|last=Young|date=June 2, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2012|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222061549/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/06/02/box-office-snow-white-huntsman/|df=mdy-all}}
David Edelstein of New York praised the film's revisionist tone and said the film was "strongly influenced by a lot of smart, feminist thinking".{{cite web|last=Edelstein|first=David|title=Grim and Grimmer|date=May 25, 2012 |url=https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-2012-6/|publisher=New York Magazine|access-date=May 30, 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=January 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112154330/http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-2012-6/|df=mdy-all}} Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 and said: "Snow White and the Huntsman reinvents the legendary story in a film of astonishing beauty and imagination. It's the last thing you would expect from a picture with this title. It falters in its storytelling, because Snow White must be entirely good, the Queen must be entirely bad, and there's no room for nuance. The end is therefore predetermined. But, oh, what a ride"; and concluded: "There is a great film here somewhere, perhaps one that allowed greater complexity for the characters. But considering that I walked in expecting no complexity at all, let alone the visual wonderments, Snow White and the Huntsman is a considerable experience".{{cite news|date=May 30, 2012|website=Roger Ebert.com|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-2012|title=Don't mess with this Snow White |access-date=June 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112171124/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-2012|archive-date=January 12, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} A.O. Scott of The New York Times praised Theron's performance and also wrote, "Though it is an ambitious – at times mesmerizing – application of the latest cinematic technology, the movie tries to recapture some of the menace of the stories that used to be told to scare children rather than console them."{{cite news|date=May 31, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2012|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/movies/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-with-kristen-stewart.html?ref=movies|title=Movie Review The Darker Side of the Story 'Snow White and the Huntsman', With Kristen Stewart|newspaper=The New York Times|url-access=registration|first=A. O.|last=Scott|archive-date=October 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006123549/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/movies/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-with-kristen-stewart.html?ref=movies|url-status=live}} Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Ravenna hates living in a world where men can feed on women's beauty and then toss them away. She's a fascist of feminism, and Theron's acting has the blood of operatic anger coursing through it."{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/07/29/snow-white-and-huntsman/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Snow White and the Huntsman|access-date=October 26, 2019|date=June 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112151510/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20587871,00.html|url-status=live|archive-date=January 12, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said the film is, "an absolute wonder to watch and creates a warrior princess for the ages. But what this revisionist fairy tale does not give us is a passionate love – its kisses are as chaste as the snow is white."{{cite news|date=June 1, 2012|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-snow-white-20120601,0,3157356.story|title=Movie review: Forget fair, 'Snow White and the Huntsman' is fierce|access-date=June 2, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first1=Betsy|last1=Sharkey|url-status=live|archive-date=January 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112181606/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-snow-white-20120601,0,3157356.story|df=mdy-all}} Rolling Stone{{'}}s Peter Travers called it "a visual marvel" while noting that Stewart "morphs convincingly from a skittish girl into a determined warrior princess."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-20120531|title=Snow White and the Huntsman {{!}} Movie Reviews|first=Peter|last=Travers|date=May 31, 2012|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407181232/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-20120531|url-status=live|archive-date=April 7, 2014|df=mdy-all}} MSN news said that Stewart "grows into her character, it seems, and eventually got this reviewer completely on her side."{{cite web|work=MSN Movies|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-critic-reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman/|title='Snow White' Saved by Dwarves|first=Glenn|last=Kenny|access-date=April 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113030416/http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-critic-reviews/snow-white-and-the-huntsman/|archive-date=January 13, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Colin Covert of the Minneapolis Star Tribune gave the film 4/4 stars.{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/155951485.html|title=Folk tale meets fabulous blockbuster in 'Snow White'|first=Colin|last=Covert|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2013|newspaper=Star Tribune|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112150453/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/movies/155951485.html|archive-date=January 12, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie a B+, calling it "Vastly superior to Mirror, Mirror", and praising Theron and Stewart's performances.[http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/snowwhiteandthehuntsman.aspx Richard Roeper: SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (2012; RATED Rated PG-13)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114005/http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/snowwhiteandthehuntsman.aspx |date=March 4, 2016 }} richardroeper.com, Retrieved December 31, 2015
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said that while the film is "less jokey than the recent Mirror Mirror", "this Twilightified fairytale has the same basic problem," and that, "The result is tangled and overblown."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/31/snow-white-and-huntsman-review|title=Snow White and the Huntsman – review|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 31, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2012|location=London|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427223826/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/31/snow-white-and-huntsman-review|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "[a] slow, boring film that has no charm and is highlighted only by a handful of special effects and Charlize Theron's truly evil queen."{{cite news|author=Mick LaSalle|access-date=June 2, 2012|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Snow-White-and-the-Huntsman-review-Dwarfed-3599419.php|title='Snow White and the Huntsman' review: Dwarfed|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=June 1, 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427224155/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Snow-White-and-the-Huntsman-review-Dwarfed-3599419.php|df=mdy-all}} Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post also gave the film a negative review: "Overlong, overcrowded, overstimulating and with an over-the-top performance by Charlize Theron as the evil queen Ravenna, the movie is a virtual orchard of toxic excess, starting with the unnecessarily sprawling cast of characters."{{cite news|date=June 1, 2012|access-date= June 2, 2012|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/snow-white-and-the-huntsman,1176059/critic-review.html#reviewNum1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601111300/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/snow-white-and-the-huntsman,1176059/critic-review.html#reviewNum1|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 1, 2012|title=Snow White and the Huntsman Review|newspaper=The Washington Post}} Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post gave the film two out of four stars and said, "Only Bob Hoskins as the blind seer Muir comes close to making us care. We can almost glean Snow White's heroic possibilities through his clouded eyes. As much as we'd like to, we certainly can't from Stewart's efforts."{{cite news|newspaper=Denver Post|url=http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_20745413/this-too-serious-return-brothers-grimm-fairy-tale|title=Movie review: Something awry in serious "Snow White and the Huntsman" Grimm fairy tale remake|first=Lisa|last=Kennedy|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=June 4, 2012|archive-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427160021/http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_20745413/this-too-serious-return-brothers-grimm-fairy-tale|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Film Comment{{'}}s Scott Foundas states that "Stewart’s Snow White... pouts her lips, bats her bedroom eyes, and scarcely seems to have more on her mind than who might take her to the senior prom—let alone the destiny of an entire kingdom."{{cite web|url=http://filmcomment.com/entry/foundas-on-film-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-hemingway-gellhorn|title=Foundas on Film: "Snow White and the Huntsman" & "Hemingway & Gellhorn" - Film Comment|date=June 2, 2012|website=filmcomment.com|access-date=March 27, 2018}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of awards and nominations |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Recipient ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result |
|---|
| rowspan="19" | 2012
| Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | {{won}} |
| Kristen Stewart
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female | {{won}} |
| Chris Hemsworth
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Summer Movie Star: Male {{small|(also for The Avengers)}} | {{won}} |
| Sam Claflin
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Breakout | {{nom}} |
| Charlize Theron
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Villain | {{nom}} |
| Charlize Theron
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Summer Movie Star: Female {{small|(also for Prometheus)}} | {{nom}} |
| Chris Hemsworth
| GQ Award | GQ Men Of The Year Award for International Breakthrough | {{won}} |
| Colleen Atwood
| Gucci Award | Best Costume Design | {{nom}} |
| Florence and the Machine
| Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | {{nom}} |
| Chris Munro and Craig Henighan
| Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | {{nom}} |
| Wild Card and Universal Pictures
| Best Action {{small|(for "Forever")}} | {{won}} |
| Universal Pictures
| Golden Trailer Award | Best Summer Blockbuster 2012 TV Spot {{small|(for "Ravenna")}} | {{won}} |
| Universal Pictures
| Golden Trailer Award | Best Motion/Title Graphics {{small|(for "Domestic Trailer 2")}} | {{nom}} |
| Universal Pictures and Wild Card
| Golden Trailer Award | Best Summer Blockbuster 2012 TV Spot {{small|(for "Bound")}} | {{nom}} |
| Universal Pictures and Aspect Ratio
| Golden Trailer Award | Best Summer Blockbuster 2012 TV Spot {{small|(for "Kingdom")}} | {{nom}} |
| Universal Pictures and Wild Card
| Golden Trailer Award | Best in Show {{small|(for "Forever")}} | {{nom}} |
| Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould, and Michael Dawson
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Visual Effects | {{nom}} |
| Greig Fraser
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Special Award | {{won}} |
| | People's Choice Awards
| Favorite Film | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="12" | 2013
| Chris Hemsworth | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Action Movie Star {{small|(also for The Avengers)}} | {{nom}} |
| Charlize Theron
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress {{small|(also for Prometheus)}} | {{nom}} |
| Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | {{nom}} |
| Kristen Stewart
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Face of Heroism | {{nom}} |
| Colleen Atwood
| Best Costume Design | {{nom}} |
| Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould, and Michael Dawson
| Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | {{nom}} |
| Kristen Stewart
| Worst Actress {{small|(also for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2)}} | {{won}} |
| Film
| Best Fantasy Film | {{nom}} |
| Charlize Theron
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress | {{nom}} |
| Colleen Atwood
| Saturn Awards | Best Costume | {{nom}} |
| Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
| Saturn Awards | Best Special Effects | {{nom}} |
| Kristen Stewart
| Best Hero | {{nom}} |
Sequel
{{Main|The Huntsman: Winter's War{{!}}The Huntsman: Winter's War}}
A sequel was planned, with director Rupert Sanders in talks to return.{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Universal Gets Rolling On 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Sequel|url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-sequel-universal-283224/|access-date=September 22, 2018|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 7, 2012|archive-date=September 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922135606/https://deadline.com/2012/06/snow-white-and-the-huntsman-sequel-universal-283224/|url-status=live}} In August 2012, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the sequel was shelved in the aftermath of the scandal involving Sanders cheating on his wife with Stewart and that a spin-off film concentrating on the Huntsman was planned instead, which would not star Stewart.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kristen-stewart-dropped-snow-white-sequel-hemsworth-361945|title=Kristen Stewart Dropped from 'Snow White' Sequel Plans (Exclusive)|author=Kim Masters|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 14, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-date=December 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219211425/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kristen-stewart-dropped-snow-white-sequel-hemsworth-361945|df=mdy-all}} Universal announced a few days later that they were not shelving the sequel.{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/film/908723-kristen-stewart-hasnt-been-dropped-from-snow-white-sequel-says-studio|title=Kristen Stewart hasn't been dropped from Snow White sequel, says studio|author=Ann Lee|work=Metro|date=August 14, 2012|access-date=August 16, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025182639/http://www.metro.co.uk/film/908723-kristen-stewart-hasnt-been-dropped-from-snow-white-sequel-says-studio|archive-date=October 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}} A 2012 report stated that Universal has authorized a sequel and Stewart was set to reprise her role, but without Sanders to return as the director due to the scandal.{{cite web|url=http://www.realbollywood.com/2012/11/kristen-stewart-star-snow-white-sequel-sans-cheating-director.html|title=Kristen Stewart to star in 'Snow White' sequel sans cheating director|first=Abhijeet|last=Sen|work=RealBollywood.com|date=November 20, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2013|archive-date=November 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122053928/http://www.realbollywood.com/2012/11/kristen-stewart-star-snow-white-sequel-sans-cheating-director.html|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The script was written and production was set to begin in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/kristen-stewart-confirmed-snow-what-and-the-huntsman-sequel_n_2347583.html|title=Kristen Stewart Confirmed For 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Sequel: 'I'm So Excited'|work=The Huffington Post|date=December 21, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2012|first=Cavan|last=Sieczkowski|archive-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224100218/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/kristen-stewart-confirmed-snow-what-and-the-huntsman-sequel_n_2347583.html|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}
The film was originally scheduled for release in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/snow-white-huntsman-sequel-2015-release-date/|title=Universal Aiming for 2015 Release for Snow White and the Huntsman 2; "Actively Working" on Next Bourne|work=collider.com|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|date=April 16, 2013|access-date=April 20, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419231556/http://collider.com/snow-white-huntsman-sequel-2015-release-date/|archive-date=April 19, 2013|df=mdy-all}} In September 2013, Chris Hemsworth stated he did not know anything about the sequel while speaking to E!.{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/456925/chris-hemsworth-talks-awkward-naked-movie-scenes-snow-white-sequel-with-kristen-stewart|title=Chris Hemsworth Talks "Awkward" Naked Movie Scenes, Snow White Sequel With Kristen Stewart|last1=Malec|first1=Brett|last2=Malkin|first2=Marc |publisher=E!|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130914145812/http://www.eonline.com/news/456925/chris-hemsworth-talks-awkward-naked-movie-scenes-snow-white-sequel-with-kristen-stewart|archive-date=September 14, 2013}} On June 4, 2014, Deadline reported that Frank Darabont, Gavin O'Connor and Andrés Muschietti were on the shortlist to direct the sequel.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/huntsman-2-helmer-short-list-frank-darabont-gavin-oconnor-andy-muschietti-740179/|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title='Huntsman 2′ Helmer Short List: Frank Darabont, Gavin O'Connor, Andy Muschietti|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2014|archive-date=August 5, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805225609/http://deadline.com/2014/06/huntsman-2-helmer-short-list-frank-darabont-gavin-oconnor-andy-muschietti/|df=mdy-all}} On June 26, 2014, Deadline reported that Darabont was in talks to direct the sequel.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/frank-darabont-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-2-director-talks-796864/|title=Frank Darabont In Talks To Direct 'Snow White And The Huntsman 2′|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707174337/http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/frank-darabont-snow-white-and-the-huntsman-2-director-talks/|df=mdy-all}} Originally Legendary Pictures was set to co-finance the film with Universal but dropped out and were replaced by Perfect World Pictures. On July 31, 2014, the project was described as a prequel titled The Huntsman scheduled for April 22, 2016, which would not star Stewart as Snow White.{{cite news|title=Universal's Snow White Prequel 'Huntsman' Targets April 2016 Release|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/huntsman-movie-snow-white-sequel-release-date-april-22-2016-812885/|access-date=August 1, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 31, 2014|archive-date=August 5, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805225453/http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/huntsman-movie-snow-white-sequel-release-date-april-22-2016/|df=mdy-all}} In January 2015, Darabont left the project as director,{{cite news|title=The Huntsman Loses Frank Darabont but Keeps its Release Date for Now |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/86025/huntsman-loses-frank-darabont-keeps-release-date-now/|access-date=August 1, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 31, 2014}} but the third leading role was set with Emily Blunt. It was later announced that Cedric Nicolas-Troyan would take over as the new director for the film.{{cite news|title=Frank Darabont Exits 'The Huntsman' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/frank-darabont-the-huntsman-universal-chris-hemsworth-charlize-theron-1201352206/|access-date=January 20, 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 20, 2015}}{{cite news|title=HOT SCOOP: We May Know Frank Darabont's Replacement Director For THE HUNTSMAN!|url=http://schmoesknow.com/hot-scoop-may-know-frank-darabonts-replacement-director-huntsman/33254/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517103218/http://schmoesknow.com/hot-scoop-may-know-frank-darabonts-replacement-director-huntsman/33254/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 17, 2015|access-date=January 20, 2015|publisher=Schomoes Know|date=January 20, 2015}} Nick Frost would return as Dwarf Nion and Jessica Chastain would star.{{cite news|title=The Huntsman Gains More Star Power with Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/91006/huntsman-gains-star-power-jessica-chastain-emily-blunt/|access-date=January 20, 2015|publisher=Dread Central|date=January 20, 2015|archive-date=February 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225045751/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/91006/huntsman-gains-star-power-jessica-chastain-emily-blunt/|url-status=live}} On March 18, 2015, Rob Brydon, Alexandra Roach and Sheridan Smith were added to the cast as dwarves.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/huntsman-spinoff-dwarves-casting-1201455647/|title=Universal Finds Dwarfs for 'Huntsman' Spinoff|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=October 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006123551/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/huntsman-spinoff-dwarves-casting-1201455647/|url-status=live}} TheWrap confirmed on May 7, 2015, that Sam Claflin would return as William in this sequel.{{cite news|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff|last2=Verhoeven|first2=Beatrice|title=Sam Claflin Returns for 'The Huntsman' Without Kristen Stewart's Snow White|url=https://www.thewrap.com/sam-claflin-returns-for-the-huntsman-without-kristen-stewarts-snow-white/|access-date=May 9, 2015|work=thewrap.com|date=May 7, 2015|quote=Sam Claflin, who played Snow White’s love interest William in “Snow White and the Huntsman,” will return for Universal’s sequel “The Huntsman,”|archive-date=May 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510014716/http://www.thewrap.com/sam-claflin-returns-for-the-huntsman-without-kristen-stewarts-snow-white/|url-status=live}}
It was later revealed that the film would feature Ravenna's sister, the Ice Queen, and would reveal the origins of the Huntsman, while also continuing the story of the first film.[https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/633347-the-huntsman-winters-war-posters#/slide/1 The Huntsman Winter’s War Reveals New Character Posters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416121323/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/633347-the-huntsman-winters-war-posters#/slide/1 |date=April 16, 2021 }} Comingsoon.net, Retrieved November 18, 2015
The film, which is both a prequel and a sequel, was released in 2016 as The Huntsman: Winter's War.
See also
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- Grimm's Snow White, another 2012 film based on the tale of Snow White.
- Mirror Mirror, another 2012 film based on the tale of Snow White.
- Blancanieves, a Spanish film also released on 2012 based on the tale of Snow White.
- Snow White: A Deadly Summer, an horror film also released on 2012 inspired by the tale of Snow White.
References
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Category:Golden Raspberry Award–winning films
Category:Films with screenplays by Hossein Amini
Category:Films with screenplays by Evan Daugherty
Category:Films about witchcraft
Category:Films about poisonings
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Casting controversies in film
Category:Films with screenplays by John Lee Hancock
Category:2012 directorial debut films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language fantasy films