What's up with all the fairy-tale remakes? Is this the new Hollywood trend? Not one, not three but five real-life versions of classic fairy-tales are in development. Now, I don't have anything against seeing my favorite fairy-tales coming to life but what I do find a bit weird is that everybody choose the same fairy-tale! A little originality wouldn't hurt anyone!
Here I've listed the fairy-tale movies that are coming our way.
1. Sleeping Beauty. This version is probably the first to come out. It is already completed and it stars Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) as Lucy. This is not the story as we all know it, the storyline reads:
‘A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.’
Yeah, that definitely sounds like a kids movie.
2. Sleeping Beauty. The second Sleeping Beauty is not in production yet. The only thing that we know is that is stars Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) and that the story is told from her point of view.
‘The story is told from her point of view as she enters the dream world and has to find her way out.’
3. Maleficent. Don’t be deceived by the name, it’s still Sleeping Beauty. This third version is set to come out in 2013 and it focuses more on the evil witch than on the sleepy princess. Nothing is set in stone but rumor has it that Angelina Jolie will play the title role.
4. Snow White. The first Snow White stars Kristen Stewart (Twilight) as Snow White and Charlize Theron (Monster) as the Evil Queen. It is set to come out in december 2012 and the storyline says:
A huntsman is ordered to take Snow White into the woods and kill her but instead he chooses to let her go and the two are evidently chained together for part of the movie as they make their escape.
5. Snow White. The second Snow White just recently has a lead, it's Lily Collins (The Blind Side). It will also star Julia Roberts (Notting Hill) as the Evil Queen and Armie Hammer (The Social Network) as Prince Charming, or in this case Prince Andrew Alcott. With this one, the storyline says:
A dark twist on the classic fairy tale, in which Snow White and the seven dwarfs look to reclaim their destroyed kingdom.
Which to me, sounds a little like Snow White is going to do some bad-ass fighting.
Of all these movies I’m most looking forward to seeing Sleeping Beauty 2, the version with Hailee Steinfeld. It seems like they took the classic fairy-tale, made it their own but not completely messed it up. Also, I’m a fan of Steinfeld and I’m really curious how she’s going to go from her star debut in True Grit to playing a sleepy princess.
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