snow white and the huntsman

 

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Directed by	Rupert Sanders
Screenplay by	Evan Daugherty John Lee Hancock Hossein Amini
Story by	Evan Daugherty
Based on	Snow White by the Brothers Grimm
Produced by	Joe Roth Sam Mercer
Starring	Kristen Stewart Charlize Theron Chris Hemsworth Sam Claflin Ian McShane Bob Hoskins Ray Winstone Nick Frost Toby Jones
Cinematography	Greig Fraser
Edited by	Conrad Buff Neil Smith
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production company	Roth Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 30, 2012 (United Kingdom) June 1, 2012 (United States)
Running time	127 minutes[1]
Country	United States[2][3]
Language	English
Budget	$170 million[4]
Box office	$401.3 million[5]

Snow White and the Huntsman is a 2012 American fantasy film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The film is the directorial debut of Rupert Sanders, with a screenplay 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 tells Eric, the Huntsman, that she will bring back his dead wife if he captures Snow White.

Snow White and 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. It was a success at the box office, earning $401.3 million worldwide against a $170 million budget. Although critics praised the production design and visual effects, Theron and Hemsworth's performances, and the musical score and action sequences, Stewart and Claflin's performances received mixed reviews, and the screenplay was heavily criticized. The film received two Oscar nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design at the 85th Academy Awards.

A prequel/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. Hemsworth, Theron, Claflin and Nick Frost reprised their roles and new characters were played by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain. Stewart did not reprise her role, but appeared in archive footage.