When The Social Network hit theaters in 2010, many an audience found itself collectively wondering just who the guys playing the Winklevoss Twins were. Some visual effects coolness meant that both faces belonged to one actor, Armie Hammer. That was the introduction of Hammer, who went on to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in last year's J. Edgar. Now, Hammer playing the endlessly charming Prince Andrew Alcott in Mirror Mirror, the reimagining of the classic Snow White tale from visionary director Tarsem Singh, who last applied his distinctive style to Greek mythology with Immortals.
Hammer co-stars with Julia Roberts as the Queen and Lily Collins as Snow White herself, but a new behind the scenes featurette from Mirror Mirror focuses on Prince Alcott. The featurette includes new, never before seen footage from the film, as well as interview snippets with Hammer himself, who will also star as the title character in next year's The Lone Ranger.
Two months ago, the first Mirror Mirror domestic trailer provided the most substantial look at Relativity Media's fantastical reimagining of the classic Snow White fairy tale. Today, a newly-released international trailer showcases even more of the sumptuous visuals that have become the signature of any film from director Tarsem Singh, who last helmed the hit 3D action epic Immortals.
The sight of dwarf bandits gracefully bandying about in elaborately designed stilt costumes – as well as an any number of other visual flourishes, including a lavish costume party and a magnificently designed palace – certainly makes an undeniable impression. Just as importantly, though, this international trailer also features a better sense of the film's tone, which combines whimsical humor and spirited, swashbuckling adventure in a manner reminiscent of The Princess Bride.
Anyone who has seen Immortals, director Tarsem Singh's gorgeously inventive 3D take on Greek Mythology, already knows that next year's Mirror Mirror is guaranteed to a visual bonanza. What else would one expect from a visual stylist as unique and accomplished as Singh taking on the much-loved fairy tale story of Snow White? Singh's stunningly arranged visuals and peerless production design require musical accompaniment to match, however. Today Relativity Media ensured that the score of Mirror Mirror would be equally memorable, as eight-time Academy Award-winning musician Alan Menken will serve as composer on the lively comedic adventure starring Lily Collins as Snow White, Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, and Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott.
Relativity Media has released the first official trailer for Mirror Mirror, the imaginative new take on the Snow White fairy tale from director Tarsem Singh. With Singh's Immortals currently standing as the number one movie in America, the Mirror Mirror trailer shows the visionary director moving from epic action based around Greek mythology to a very different look at a familiar fantasy story. The film has long been described as a comedic adventure very much in the vein of The Princess Bride, and the trailer gives a sense of just how the film will balance its lighthearted humor and swashbuckling action, as well as its stunning costumes and set design. The three major characters, Snow White, the Evil Queen, and Prince Andrew Alcott, played by Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, and Armie Hammer, all get their moments to shine, with Roberts delivering many a comedic line and Collins portraying a stronger, more active Snow White.
Relativity Media's take on the famous Grimm fairy tale of Snow White now has an official title, after months of being referred to simply as The Untitled Snow White Project. From the get-go, this film has had a whole lot going for it, including Tarsem Singh, a visionary director perfectly suited to provide a stunning new take on the material, and a cast that includes Lily Collins as Snow White, Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Sean Bean as the King, and the invaluable Nathan Lane as the servant Brighton. Now it has a title to match the promise of its director and cast, as Relativity has announced that the film is titled Mirror Mirror, a reference that any fan of the story will immediately recognize.
Lily Collins just starred alongside Taylor Lautner in the action thriller Abduction, and over the summer she graced screens as something of a damsel in distress at the center of the science fiction tale Priest. The actress made her feature debut in 2009's The Blind Side, and just two years later, she's starring alongside Julia Roberts and Armie Hammer in Tarsem Singh's Untitled Snow White Project as no less a character than Snow White herself.
Collins has just been announced as the latest addition to the cast of the comedic drama The English Teacher, joining Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, and Nathan Lane, with whom she co-stars in The Untitled Snow White Project, as well.
As his last film, The Fall, very capably demonstrated, Tarsem Singh is an unparalleled creator of visual wonders quite unlike those available anywhere else. This year, he lends his inimitable visual style to Greek mythology with the much-anticipated 3D action epic Immortals, and after he redefines those familiar mythic figures, he'll take on a fairy tale that has endured for hundreds of years with the Untitled Snow White Project. Relativity Media has unveiled a stunning gallery of eighteen official images from the Untitled Snow White Project, showcasing Singh's distinctive approach to costume and set design.
This group of stills provides new glimpses of Lily Collins as Snow White, as well as our first looks at Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Armie Hammer as the noble Prince Andrew Alcott, and Nathan Lane as the Queen's servant, Brighton. And guess who else? The seven dwarfs, as played by Mark Povinelli, Sebastian Saraceno, Joey Gnoffo, Danny Woodburn, Martin Klebba, Ronald Lee Clark, and Jordan Prentice.
In the massively-successful The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, British actor Sean Bean played Boromir, Captain of the White Tower and heir apparent to the stewardship of Gondor. On HBO's hit series Game of Thrones, he starred as Ned Stark, the Hand of the King and his closest adviser. After two big projects adjacent to a throne, Bean is finally getting his chance to appear as a monarch in Relativity Media's Untitled Snow White Project. He has officially signed on to play the King in director Tarsem Singh's re-imagining of the fairy tale, joining a stellar cast that already includes Lily Collins as Snow White, Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, and Nathan Lane as Brighton. Read on for more information about Sean Bean's first time sporting a crown.
Reimagining a familiar and enduring fairy tale as a film requires both a novel approach to the story and a distinctive visual style for the screen. Relativity Media's Untitled Snow White Project cleverly reconfigures the story as a comedic adventure and will certainly have a style all its own thanks to the direction of Tarsem Singh, a peerless visual composer. The film, which stars Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, and Armie Hammer, is set to begin production in Montreal, Canada on Monday next week, en route to a Spring 2012 release date.
Director Tarsem Singh already established quite a cast for his Untitled Snow White Project, with Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Lily Collins in the role of Snow White, Armie Hammer playing Prince Andrew Alcott, and Nathan Lane as the Queen's servant, Brighton. But what of the famously hospitable Seven Dwarfs who aid Snow in reclaiming her rightful kingdom? Today, Relativity Media announced that the Snow White cast has been bolstered considerably, adding nine actors, seven of whom will be playing the dwarfs. The new actors include Jordan Prentice of In Bruges, Seinfeld's Danny Woodburn, and even several stars of Pit Boss.