Snow White and the Huntsman
has been one of the biggest films of the year, and a big success for
all involved, not least Universal, with the film taking almost $400m.
across the world.
As such, there’s been talk of a sequel ever since its release this
summer, but the issue became a little more complicated, following the
media’s attention on Kristen Stewart and director Rupert Sanders.
Sanders made a very promising feature directorial debut at the helm
of the original, but following the reports over the summer, whether he
and/or Stewart would be returning for the sequel was soon called into
question, and there was talk of the sequel centring instead on The
Huntsman, Chris Hemsworth.
According to an insider speaking to Radar Online,
however, it looks like that may no longer be the case, with Stewart
reportedly signing on for the sequel, without Sanders returning.
““The script has already been written and production will
begin late next year… However, Rupert Sanders definitely won’t be a
part of the project. Rupert didn’t want to be a part of it to begin with
because he is desperately still trying to save his marriage. The search
is still on for a new director.””
The validity of the source’s information is admittedly slightly
questionable, especially since the same insider seems to describe
Stewart’s current career outlook as though it were in dire straits –
when, in fact, we reported earlier this month that she’s in talks to star opposite Ben Affleck in Focus.
There’s also the issue of the script – David Koepp is reported to
have written a script for the studio, but he then exited the project
amicably with Universal deciding to take things in a different
direction.
But as a big fan of the first film this year, I’m really interested
to see where the sequel will go, and would love Stewart to return to
that world. She gave a brilliant performance as a Joan of Arc-esque
version of Snow White, a real heroine, and there are too few leading
actresses doing that in Hollywood blockbusters at the moment.
Sanders was announced last month as being attached to direct The
Juliet, a sci-fi romance penned by Henry Bean (Noise) that is set up at
Sony and New Regency, which seemed to confirm at the time that he
wouldn’t be back for the sequel, thus perhaps leaving a little more room
for Stewart’s return.
With any luck, we’ll have something concrete for you soon. In the meantime, Stewart can currently be seen in theatres in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which has opened to mammoth numbers at box offices around the world this past weekend.
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