Thursday, June 26, 2014

'Snow White and the Huntsman' 2 Update: Kristen Drops Out of Project; Frank Darabont to Direct

UPDATE (7/31/14): Well, it's official: Kristen Stewart is out of the 'Snow White and the Huntsman' sequel. The project is now called 'The Huntsman', a prequel to the first movie. The Film Stage tweeted:

And also, an official tweet from the 'Snow White' twitter:



 Thoughts? Feelings?  


6/26/14:
'The Hollywood Reporter' posted earlier today that Kristen may not be doing the sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman anymore. What is even freakier is that there are talks of Chris Hemsworth's 'Huntsman' may be the main focus for a spin-off.

Chris Hemsworth is returning as the film's titular character, as is Charlize Theron, who played the villain. But Kristen Stewart is not coming back for an encore, as The Hollywood Reporterfirst reportedDarabont will take the franchise baton from Sanders, whose 2012 film earned an impressive $396.6 million worldwide. Universal cast its net wide when looking for a director, but it eventually came down to Darabont and Gavin O'Connor (Warrior).
Darabont, who directed The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Majestic, hasn't helmed a feature film since 2007's The Mist. He developed and executive produced the hit AMC zombie show The Walking Dead but left the show in 2011. 
So that's that.. I have to say, when I first found out about this, I was really angry, but now that it's settled in my mind, I'm feeling this was the best decision. It probably would have brought up a lot of talk about 2012 for Kristen, but it would have been nice to see her play the heroine again. There is also talk of her doing a cameo in the sequel, but even that wouldn't make much sense. 
We'll see what happens, but it's more than likely I won't be seeing this movie if Kristen is no longer a part of it. 
What are your thoughts? What do you think of Kristen dropping out? Do you like the idea of a sequel? Would you see it? Comment below.


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