Relativity is moving forward quickly with the film formerly called The Brothers Grimm: Snow White. The title has been ditched (it's just Untitled Snow White Film for now) but Tarsem is still directing Lily Collins as Snow White, Armie Hammer as the Prince and Julia Roberts as the Queen. Nathan Lane will be "the Queen's…
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The irony of two movies about the sweet, simple character of Snow White doing such vicious battle must be lost on the executives of both Universal and Relativity. For months we've been reporting on the dueling developments of Relativity's Untitled Snow White film (which was at one point called The Brothers Grimm: Snow White) versus…
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This is the sort of story that you'll probably find interesting only if you consider the backstage maneuvering of producers and studios to be fascinating stuff. We've been watching with some distant interest as Universal and Relativity Media both prep Snow White films with release dates that were originally six months apart. ("Does anyone actually…
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They cast the queen, they cast the prince and now they've cast their lead. Lily Collins, daughter of rock star Phil Collins, best-known for her role in The Blind Side, has been cast as the title character in Snow White, the Relativity Media re-imagining of the classic tale directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell, Immortals).…
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And now Relativity Media has pulled ahead in the Snow White race. The company and Universal have been neck and neck in development of competing Snow White movies over the past six months. Relativity has Tarsem Singh directing The Brothers Grimm: Snow White, which had only one primary cast member locked: Julia Roberts, who will…
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Minor news on the Snow White battle front today. We've talked twice about Julia Roberts possibly joining the cast of Relativity's The Brothers Grimm: Snow White, to be directed by Tarsem Singh. First time was when she was rumored, then when it looked like she would take the plunge. Now we've got confirmation that Tarsem's…
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It's obviously time for another Snow White development report card. Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman is getting closer to 'go time,' and we just reported that Kristen Stewart has been offered the role of Snow White and is in talks. And Disney's Snow and the Seven now boasts Toy Story 3 screenwriter Michael Arndt…
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who'll be the first Snow White to the ball? Three separate studios are currently vying to get their competing Snow White movies to the big screen: Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, Relativity's The Brothers Grimm: Snow White and Disney's Snow and the Seven. And while we've heard plenty about…
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The effort to get a new Snow White film into production could be on the verge of becoming a breakneck race between Relativity Media and Universal Pictures. Universal has Snow White and the Huntsman in development, to be directed by Rupert Sanders, while Relativity has The Brothers Grimm: Snow White, to be directed by Tarsem.…
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There are three outfits running in the race to make a new film version of Snow White. One is Disney, which has Snow White and the Seven in development. Number two is Universal, which is a few steps ahead with Snow White and the Huntsman, which has a script (by Evan Daugherty) and a director…
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It doesn't take a magic mirror to figure out the huge box office success of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is to blame for the three different Snow White projects currently in development. There’s one by Relativity, one by Universal and one by Disney. The Relativity project, called The Brothers Grimm: Snow White was reportedly…
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A couple months back, it was revealed that Walt Disney Pictures is developing a revisionist retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story titled Maleficent that focuses on the Mistress of all Evil -- written by Alice in Wonderland screenwriter Linda Woolverton for Tim Burton with the possibility of Angelina Jolie to star. Last month the Mouse…
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