Long before the evil Queen Ravenna was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya, suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young Ice Queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly Huntsmen – including Eric and warrior Sara – only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: forever harden your hearts to love.
When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she resurrects Ravenna from the Mirror’s golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkness it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove unbeatable unless the banished Huntsmen who broke their Queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another.
The Huntsman: Winter’s War[4] is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film, both a prequel and sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), it takes place before and after the events of the first film. It is written by Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos, based on characters created by Evan Daugherty, which like the first film were inspired by the fairy tale “Snow White” compiled by the Brothers Grimm, as well as “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen. The film is the directorial debut of Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, who was a visual effects supervisor and second unit director on the first film. Reprising their roles from the first film, the cast includes Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Nick Frost, and Sam Claflin. The film also introduced new characters played by Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, and Rob Brydon.
The film premiered in Hamburg on March 29, 2016, and was released in the United States on April 22, 2016. It received generally negative reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment, as it only managed to gross just $165 million worldwide against a gross production cost $115 million.
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Directed by: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Starring: Sam Claflin, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Colin Morgan, Sophie Cookson, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Jadey Duffield
Screenplay by: Evan Spiliotopoulos, Craig Mazin
Production Design by: Dominic Watkins
Cinematography by: Phedon Papamichael
Film Editing by: Conrad Buff
Costume Design by: Colleen Atwood
Set Decoration by: Dominic Capon
Music by: James Newton Howard
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for fantasy action violence and some sensuality.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Release Date: April 22, 2016
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