SECOND TRAILER RELEASED FOR 'THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR'

"If it's the Snow White's tale you're looking for, discover the story that came before."

This quote opens the second trailer released today for Universal's The Huntsman: Winter's War.  The voice over warns the audience at the beginning and at the end that this film is not about Snow White. 

This trailer gives a look into how Emily Blunt turns into the the infamous Ice Queen with her evil sister Ravenna at her side played by Charlize Theron.

Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman) and Jessica Chastain (The Warrior) are both seen joining in on the fight against the two sisters. 

Check out the trailer below. 

Winter's War opens April 22, 2016. 






Synopsis:

The fantastical world of Snow White and the Huntsman expands to reveal how the fates of The Huntsman Eric and Queen Ravenna are deeply and dangerously intertwined. Chris Hemsworth and Oscar® winner Charlize Theron return to their roles in The Huntsman Winter’s War, an epic action-adventure in which they are joined by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain, as well as director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Producer Joe Roth (Maleficent, Alice in Wonderland) once again leads the team in a breathtaking new tale nested in the legendary saga.

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.

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FIRST 'THE HUNTSMAN WINTER'S WAR TRAILER RELEASED

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Universal Pictures released the first trailer for The Huntsman Winter's War today. 

Winter's War takes place before Snow White and the Huntsman but returns Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen Ravenna.

The trailer features new characters played by Jessica Chastain as Sarah The Warrior and Emily Blunt as the Ice Queen. 

Winter's War is directed by Cedric Nicholas-Troyan former Visual Effects Supervisor for SWATH. Fans of SWATH will notice the similar tenor of the effects being used. 

The trailer is a basic introduction of the characters. Check out the trailer below. 

The Huntsman Winter's War opens April 22, 2016. 











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'THE HUNTSMAN' NEW CHARACTER POSTERS RELEASED WITH NEW TITLE BUT HUNTSMAN MISSES SPOTLIGHT AS FANS QUESTION PREQUEL CLAIM

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Universal Pictures revealed the new title, plot and character posters for 'The Huntsman' now known as The Huntsman Winter's War.

It appears that Universal may have to combat some trolling references to Frozen and Captain America: The Winter Soldier being tossed around due to Chris Hemsworth's Marvel connection and Emily Blunts movie poster (below) which appear to give a wink and a nod in name and appearance to the successful Disney films.

More after the break

CASTING NEWS REVEALS A BIT OF 'THE HUNTSMAN' PLOT

MKWeb

We get a little peep into what Queen Ravenna is up to in 'The Huntsman' through casting news reported by MKWeb. 

MKWeb is reporting that 11-year old Tyron 'Ty' Muthiga "has been cast as one of the captured village children who evil queen Ravenna (played by Charlize Theron) is training to learn essential life and survival skills so that they can become her army of bodyguards."

It's a big deal being part of a huge Hollywood production and this young man will have a tale to tell of a lifetime.

Ty "attends a drama school at Pinewood Studios," and has appeared the musicals 'Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and 'The Witch' in the West End London, according to MKWeb.

There will be plenty of young people cast in these roles because Ravenna won't just settle for a small army.

MKWeb: 'Tyron'

Ty's Twitter account is protected; but give him a shout: https://twitter.com/tymuthiga/favorites

  

EMILY BLUNT SHOWS OFF HER LIP SYNCING SKILLS IN A DEVIL WEARS PRADA BATTLE ROYALE WITH ANNE HATHAWAY

Anne Hathaway performing 'Wrecking Ball' on left while 
Emily Blunt performs 'A Piece of My Heart'.

If you haven't seen Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle, it is a must see on Thursday nights at 10p ET/PT/9C hosted by actor and rap legend LL Cool J.  Two stars lip sync to two songs and the winner receives the championship belt. 

In its third episode, The Huntsman's Emily Blunt takes on her 'Devil Wears Prada' nemesis Anne Hathaway in one of the funniest moments on television. 

Blunt opened with Blackstreet's 'No Diggity' and finished in full costume and stage show with Janet Joplin's 'A Piece of My Heart'.






Hathway threw the first blow with her rendition of Mary J. Blige's 'Love' and scored a knock out with her masterful rendition of the Miley Cyrus hit 'Wrecking Ball'. Blunt bowed to Hathaway's amazing performance that left the audience screaming her Hathaway's name while admitting that her "balls just got wrecked." 

Hathaway has a bit of experience lip syncing when she joined Kristen Stewart in the Jenny Lewis video 'Just One of the Boys'.   

Blunt was later used as a prop when one of Stewart's 'Twilight' castmates, Anna Kendrick, stole Blunt from her battle opponent who is Blunt's husband actor/director John Krasinksi when she performed One Direction's 'Steal My Girl' on the forth episode. Check out that really funny battle which has a surprise appearance by Jennifer Lopez as well as all the battles here.
  

Blunt vs Hathaway Final Battle

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NEW DWARVES FOR 'THE HUNTSMAN' WITH A NEW LOOK

Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alexandra Roach

'The Huntsman' is definitely taking on a different look and vibe with the announcement of a new group of dwarves joining the cast. 

Rob Brydon, Alexandra Roach and Sheridan Smith, whom all are British actors according to the Hollywood Reporter, are a far cry from the distinguished group of actors who took over these roles in 'Snow White and the Huntsman'. 

They will be joining Nick Frost who is returning as Neon. SWATH's dwarves were well-known for their tough guy characters in film which included the late Bob Hoskins. This time, a couple of ladies are added.  Could they be their wives? Girlfriends? Or just fellow dwarves?

Here's what THR says about the new dwarves: 

"Welsh actor Brydon will next be seen in HBO's upcoming series The Brink. He was most recently seen in The Trip to Italy, the sequel to The Trip opposite Steve Coogan, and Disney's hit live-action film Cinderella, now in theaters. He previously starred in the BBC series Gavin & Stacey."

"Roach's previous work includes The Iron Lady and Anna Karenina, and was most recently seen the British comedy Cuban Fury starring alongside Frost and Chris O’Dowd. She will next be seen in police drama series No Offence for Channel 4."

"Smith, who has won two Olivier Awards, also won a BAFTA TV award for her work on the series Mrs Biggs. On the film side, Sheridan recently starred in Dustin Hoffman's Quartet with Maggie Smith." 

Chris Hemsworth is returning as the Huntsman and Charlize Theron as the evil queen in the prequel. 

The film is set to open April 22, 2016.

NEW AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON ACTION POSTER RELEASED FEATURING CHRIS HEMSWORTH'S THOR

Marvel's latest poster for the Avengers sequel 'Age of Ultron' was released today. Chris Hemsworth's Thor and his molinar are prominently placed in the picture. 

Yesterday it was announced that SWATH's Nick Frost will be reprising his role as Nion joining Hemsworth in the Snow White and the Huntsman pre-quel 'The Huntsman'.  Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt will be joining the cast alongside Charlize Theron as well. 

'Age of Ultron' will be released on May 1. 


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NICK FROST RETURNS AS 'NION' AS JESSICA CHASTAIN AND EMILY BLUNT JOIN SWATH PREQUEL

Deadline reports Nick Frost will be the only dwarf to reprise his role in Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman prequel, 'The Huntsman'. Frost will return as Nion.

Frost rejoins Chris Hemsworth as the huntsman and Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna with SWATH's Visual Effects guru Cedric Nicolas-Troyan who will direct after the controversial departure of Frank Darabont. The first-time director received an Oscar nomination for his work on SWATH's VFX. This will most likely guarantee continuity between the two films. 

Also returning will be Joe Roth as producer and Palak Patel who will executive produce, according to Deadline.

Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Emily Blunt (Into the Woods) joined the cast. Blunt is reported to play a villain. No word on Chastain's role. 

'The Huntsman' is set to be released April 22, 2016.

RUMORED: SNOW WHITE DROPPED FOR HUNTSMAN SPINOFF~ HOLLYWOOD SHUTS OUT FEMALE LED BLOCKBUSTER

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UPDATE (July 31, 2014): Universal has confirmed that it will not pursue SWATH 2 but proceed with a pre-quel named 'The Huntsman' starring Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron. 

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Over a year ago, it was rumored that Universal was poised to make a spinoff to Snow White and The Huntsman excluding Kristen Stewart's Snow White in favor of solely featuring Chris Hemsworth's huntsman. According to reports, it appears that it is coming to fruition.

Deadline is reporting that Frank Darabont, creator of The Walking Dead, is in talks to direct what would be a spinoff of a "Huntsman only" film.  

The Wrap writes that Hemsworth is a "bigger star" since the release of 'The Avengers' films which is the reason for the change.

Maybe someone missed what happened at the Cannes Films Festival this year. Or maybe the fact that Stewart's film 'American Ultra' was only in script stage when Lionsgate purchased its rights after its presentation at the Berlin Film Festival for a "massive" $7 million. Bigger star?

The Wrap is further reporting that it is possible that Stewart "could" make "cameo appearances."  This could be seen as a ploy to give her fans a wink and a nod in order to use them to pad the box office.  But will they bite? (vampire pun)

Charlize Theron is set to "reprise her role as the evil queen, who was left trapped in her own mirror at the end of the first film," according to The Wrap. 

If this is true, then Hollywood would have dumped a strong female lead role for another male dominated action flick (which are a dime a dozen) particularly after the success of the fantasy film 'Maleficent' (BOM: $527,484,928 worldwide). 

Sure, it'll have another female in it, however she will not be the featured lead. Popping in the evil queen through a mirror just won't cut it. 

Stay tuned. 



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