Snow White And The Huntsman follow up film is being fast tracked (Bonus listen to the Florence & The Machine single from the soundtrack)...

According to Deadline Universal are keen to make sure that the follow up to SWATH is ready to shoot as soon as possible. Apparently one of their chief concerns is to get director and driving force, Rupert Sanders working on the film as soon as possible,(before he gets snapped up for something else.

Breath Of Life...

I have yet to see the film and as such have no idea if Chris Hemsworth’s Huntsman survives it, but given the fairy tale nature of the story I should think he can be resurrected regardless. With The Avengers already breaking records around the world, Hemsworth is an even bigger attraction than when he was cast as The Huntsman last year. Universal will doubtless be eager to avoid the scheduling nightmare that Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games has found itself in, where Star is contracted to return for X-Men: First Class and they needed to fit their filming schedule around Fox’s. Hemsworth is currently filming the F! Racing biopic ‘Rush’ for Ron Howard walks straight off that set and back into his cape for Thor 2; he has no shortage of other offers. The key point here is that anyone who has seen The Avengers (I saw it twice on Thursday and I swear I will get a review up on Saturday!) is under no delusions at all that Disney will be putting a LOT of pressure onto Marvel Studios to make sure that their “every 2 to 3 years” blueprint for Avengers get together comes in on the 2 years side this time. If that is the case then Universal will have to move pretty quickly to get Hemsworth back in between his other films.

5 Minute trailer...

To that end Universal are apparently negotiating with David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Panic Room, Spider-Man) to get the script up to scratch. I may have gotten confused signals, but I’m certain that when this film was being promoted at ComicCon last summer, they were talking about the project in trilogy terms. When comparing the scale, ambition and “warlike” nature of the films to Lord of The Rings, it was also in regards to it being a trilogy. Again, maybe I misunderstood that art of the presentation, but I’ve been expecting it to lead to three films, assuming the public buy enough tickets of course!

The Avengers: A clip with Captain America & agent Coulson and a 10 minute interview with Clark Gregg...

I really like this interview. It just doesn’t have the usual inane crap and it’s cool for ‘ordinary’ folk to see how Coulson’s role in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has just gotten bigger and bigger, and that hard work can always pay off. It’s also good to see a reminder of his, considerable, other talents, as the screenwriter of Box office hit What Lies Beneath and writer / director of Choke (2008). Plus it’s always fun to be reminded of that day when, no matter what has happened previously, your daughter just wants to wear pink and play with Bratz and Barbie dolls!

‘Marvel-One Shot’ clip; “A funny thing happened on the way to Thor’s Hammer.” From the Captain America Blu-Ray...

Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant. Mini feature that fills the gap between Iron Man 2 & The Incredible Hulk.

Synopsis...

“Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures "Marvel's The Avengers"--the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, "Marvel's The Avengers" is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when "Marvel's The Avengers" assemble in summer 2012. In "Marvel's The Avengers," superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.”

Clip Cap & Coulson...

Clark Gregg directed Choke...

Lawless: trailer for the Bootlegging movie starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman & Mia Wasikowska...

Well it’s a great cast (I know Shia has his detractors) and one of those “true story” sources that can be pure gold when handled correctly. This film is definitely one to watch out for.

Synopsis...

“LAWLESS is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family in his novel "The Wettest County in the World", the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave.”

Trailer...

Snow White & The Huntsman: TV spot, “This is no fairy tale.”, but it is a very effective trailer...

Well SWATH had been pulling further and further ahead of Mirror, Mirror ever since last summer; but this TV spot seems like a final kick to the somewhat disappointing and only moderately successful Snow White film currently on release. As well as reminding those males &/or adults as yet unaffected by the marketing pull of a film that ranks number one for North American women to see this summer.

 SWATH greatest challenge this summer comes from its proximity to Sir Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, which also stars Charlize Theron. The films are a week apart in some countries and in others, primarily the UK they actually open on the same day. (release dates at the end.) Anyone who thinks there is no overlap between these two films needs to think again as there most certainly is, even if each film should have a , minimal, tilt (say 60/40) male/ female – female/male). It would be a real shame if either fails to maximise its potential (especially if they both live up to the creative excellence expected of them) because they are so close to each other. The similarities between British directors Sir Ridley Scott and Rupert Sanders shouldn’t be overlooked by those who are unsure about Sanders ability to pull off his first feature film.

Synopsis...

“In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart (Twilight) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Oscar® winner Charlize Theron) out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, Thor, The Cabin In The Woods) dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White's beauty and power.

The breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale is from Joe Roth, the producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders.”

Character role call...

North America
United States	01-Jun-12
Canada - French	01-Jun-12
Canada - English	01-Jun-12
Latin America
Argentina	31-May-12
Brazil	01-Jun-12
Chile	31-May-12
Colombia	01-Jun-12
Mexico	01-Jun-12
Panama	01-Jun-12
Peru	31-May-12
Venezuela	24-Aug-12
Middle East / Africa
Egypt	30-May-12
Israel	31-May-12
Lebanon	31-May-12
South Africa	01-Jun-12
United Arab Emirates	31-May-12
Asia Pacific
Australia	21-Jun-12
Hong Kong	31-May-12
India	08-Jun-12
Indonesia	01-Jun-12
Japan	TBD
South Korea	31-May-12
Singapore	31-May-12
Malaysia	31-May-12
New Zealand	21-Jun-12
Philippines	01-Jun-12
Taiwan	02-Jun-12
Thailand	31-May-12
Europe
Austria	01-Jun-12
Belgium	13-Jun-12
Croatia	31-May-12
Cyprus	01-Jun-12
Czech Republic / Slovakia	31-May-12
Denmark	07-Jun-12
Finland	08-Jun-12
France	13-Jun-12
Germany	31-May-12
Greece	31-May-12
Hungary	31-May-12
Iceland	01-Jun-12
Ireland	01-Jun-12
Italy	11-Jul-12
Netherlands	07-Jun-12
Norway	08-Jun-12
Poland	01-Jun-12
Portugal	31-May-12
Romania	01-Jun-12
Russia	14-Jun-12
Serbia & Montenegro	31-May-12
Slovenia	31-May-12
Spain	01-Jun-12
Sweden	08-Jun-12
Switzerland - French	13-Jun-12
Switzerland - German	31-May-12
Switzerland - Italian	01-Jun-12
Turkey	01-Jun-12
Ukraine	07-Jun-12
United Kingdom	01-Jun-12