SNOW WHITE AND the Huntsmanand Mirror Mirrorare both set for release next year, with the latter in cinemas first. The German fairytale, popularised by an adaptation by the Brothers Grimm, has been adapted time and again, and two wannabe blockbusters will tackle the story within months of one another in 2012.
So, which Snow White is the fairest of them all, and which one will be stuck with the box office equivalent of a poison apple?
The Cast
Snow White and the Huntsmanstars Twilightgraduate Kirsten Stewart in the leading role and Oscar-winner Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen.
The seven dwarves are also star- studded with Ian McShane, Eddie Izzard, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone and Nick Frost all securing roles.
Mirror Mirror'sbig star is Julia Roberts as the Queen. The relatively unknown Lily Collins takes the role of Snow White, Armie Hammer, who played the Winkelvoss twins in The Social Network, plays Prince Andrew Alcott, and Sean Bean stars as the King.
Snow White
Stewart’s Snow White is probably as far away as you can get from Disney – she’s an amour-wearing ass-kicking snow warrior.
Photos emerging from the Mirror Mirrorproduction show Collins in classic Snow White puffy dress regalia.
The Story
Snow White and the Huntsmanbegins with The Huntsmantrying to kill Snow White in a forest, before having a change of heart and becoming her wingman.
Mirror Mirrorsees Snow White and the seven dwarves trying to "reclaim their destroyed kingdom".
The Vibe
Mirror Mirror is being marketed as a “comedy action adventure”, while Snow White and the Huntsman is being sold as the epic beginning of a proposed trilogy.
