You can’t keep a good brand down. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the very first animated feature by Walt Disney (or anyone else, for that matter). In recent years, Disney has made sequels to just about all of its animated classics, but not Snow White. Still, for a 75 year old movie, the Snow White name maintains some serious cache, as a member of the roster of lucrative Disney Princess, and as the anchor of various amusement park rides throughout the Disney empire. And with the trend toward live-action adaptations of those princesses’ old movies (Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent) it was only a matter of time before someone tried to do the same with Snow White.
‘Snow White and the Huntsman‘ has a lot going against it. It’s the second ‘Snow White’ movie to come in just a few months (‘Mirror, Mirror’ hit theaters in late March), it’s attempting to put a modern, action-movie spin on the classic fairy tale, and it stars Kristen Stewart, an actress frequently criticized for her wooden line readings.
Yet despite all this, we can’t help but think ‘Snow White’ l
Well is there work for Kristin Stewart after ‘Twilight’? Stewart is currently filming a new project ‘Snow White & The Huntsmans, which she hopes will turn out like ‘Twilight’ and venture off into a franchise. She recently told MTV that she’s in love with doing the ‘Snow White’ film.
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The Disney Princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Jasmine, Belle, Mulan and, most recently, Tiana and Rapunzel. They have everything they want. The prince of their dreams, a castle to live in and a romantic ending to live happily ever after...