The Huntsman: Winter’s War

Long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen—including Eric (Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Chastain)—only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love. When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she discovers Ravenna can be resurrected from its golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkest force it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove undefeatable…unless the banished huntsmen who broke their queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another.

  • Release Date: April 22, 2016
  • Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
  • Written By: Evan Spiliotopoulos and Craig Mazin

 

  • Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Nick Frost
Kristen Stewart Explains Why She Wasn’t in ‘Winter’s War’
Kristen Stewart Explains Why She Wasn’t in ‘Winter’s War’
Kristen Stewart Explains Why She Wasn’t in ‘Winter’s War’
There’s a moment (spoiler, maybe?) in The Huntsman: Winter’s War, when Sam Claflin’s prince explains that Snow White is absent because staring at the magic mirror too much made her ill (what a diss). We then see a quick shot of Snow White from behind as she agonizes in front of the mirror, though her face remains obscured. If you’ve seen the film, then it’s easy to imagine why Snow White and the Huntsman star Kristen Stewart didn’t feel like reprising her role for the sequel, but she’s happy to spell it out for you, just in case.
Weekend Box Office: ‘The Jungle Book’ Slays ‘The Huntsman’
Weekend Box Office: ‘The Jungle Book’ Slays ‘The Huntsman’
Weekend Box Office: ‘The Jungle Book’ Slays ‘The Huntsman’
After last week’s stellar opening, it was clear that The Jungle Book was going to hold on to the number one spot at the box office this weekend. However, it wasn’t clear that it would spell complete and total doom for the weekend’s other new release, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, which debuted with very disappointing numbers in second place.
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Review | ScreenCrush
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Review | ScreenCrush
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Review | ScreenCrush
The Huntsman: Winter’s War is a prequel, a sequel, a spinoff, a mashup, a bit of a remake, and almost a movie. It contains many recognizable elements from actual films — plot, characters, scenes, imagery, music — almost all of them inspired by (if not outright stolen from) other far more original movies and television shows. There are bits and pieces shamelessly swiped from Frozen, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plus a few odds and ends from the production it is ostensibly following, 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman. It’s almost like the movie version of a pod person from Invasion of the Body Snatchers; superficially indistinguishable from the real thing, but lacking any semblance of a soul.
The Top Five Most Random Spinoffs in Movie History
The Top Five Most Random Spinoffs in Movie History
The Top Five Most Random Spinoffs in Movie History
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‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Unleashes a Bonkers New Trailer
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Unleashes a Bonkers New Trailer
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Unleashes a Bonkers New Trailer
Snow White and the Huntsman was a pretty decent fantasy-action update on the classic fairy tale with some solid action sequences in the vein of Game of Thrones — which makes The Huntsman: Winter’s War and its blatant riff on Frozen all the more baffling. The latest trailer for the super-weird prequel has arrived, and if nothing else, we can all agree that A. The cast is great, and B. This movie looks BONKERS.
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Trailer: Snow White Gets ‘Frozen’ Fever
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Trailer: Snow White Gets ‘Frozen’ Fever
‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Trailer: Snow White Gets ‘Frozen’ Fever
There are ordinary, everyday ripoffs and there are thefts so bold they’re almost impressive in the degree of their thievery. What I admire about The Huntsman: Winter’s War, the sorta-prequel to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman, is that very shamelessness. They basically swapped out Snow White (she’s a baby here; she grew up to be Kristen Stewart in the first movie) for Elsa from Frozen. They’re not even pretending. They just want all the little girls who loved Frozen and are now three years older to come check out this movie.
Sam Claflin Returns for 'The Huntsman'
Sam Claflin Returns for 'The Huntsman'
Sam Claflin Returns for 'The Huntsman'
The casting in the Snow White and the Huntsman sequel has been fairly interesting. In addition to the return of Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron, the film will also star Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt. That’s a lot of awesome women in one film, but there’s one woman who won’t be returning: Kristen Stewart as Snow White — hence the removal of the character’s name from the title The Huntsman. And while Stewart may not be coming back, her love interest definitely is.
Jessica Chastain Joins 'The Huntsman'
Jessica Chastain Joins 'The Huntsman'
Jessica Chastain Joins 'The Huntsman'
The cast of The Huntsman just got a bit more compelling. In addition to Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt, the Snow White and the Huntsman sequel will also star Jessica Chastain. That’s almost too many awesomely talented people for us to handle. Oh, and Nick Frost will be reprising his role as one of the seven dwarves.
'The Huntsman' Only Has Room For Two of the Seven Dwarves
'The Huntsman' Only Has Room For Two of the Seven Dwarves
'The Huntsman' Only Has Room For Two of the Seven Dwarves
We already knew that ‘The Huntsman’ wouldn’t feature the return of Kristen Stewart’s Snow White (it is called ‘The Huntsman,’ after all), but as it turns out, the film also won’t have many of her friendly dwarves, either—well, it won’t bring back all seven of them, anyway. Instead, the upcoming sequel will only have two of the dwarves, as if Universal looked at the sequel and said, “No dwarves, thanks. You know what? On second thought, we’ll take just a couple, you know, on the side.”

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