An uncensored conversation with Charlize Theron,Kristen Stewart,Sam Claflin, & Chris Hemsworth in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman.’
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An uncensored conversation with Charlize Theron,Kristen Stewart,Sam Claflin, & Chris Hemsworth in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman.’ Runtime: 12 minutes Thanks @oliviaaaxxxxxxx Thanks to @KStewartNews
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When I got to discuss Snow White and the Huntsman with Nick Frostthe film was still in post-production and so I’d only seen some 30 minutes or so of footage, and only three minutes or so featured the dwarves. I needed him to fill me in on how the dwarves would fit into the bigger picture – and this, as it happened, went beyond just this one film.
Here’s some of what Frost told me about being a dwarf. A Dwarf Franchise I think the dwarves first appear in the script on page 64. I don’t think this is about us, not at this point. What did I sign up for? Two or three. I think the next one will be kind of Dwarf-heavy. It’ll be “Dweavy”. But this one isn’t about us, it’s about Snow White, her battle with the queen and the Huntsman’s treachery. We do see a lot of action though. The whole final third of the film is a push on [the queen's] castle, and the dwarves play quite a big role there. I think you meet the dwarves at a point where the story needs some comic magic, and that’s our main job in this first one. We support and provide comedy relief. As much as the film is quite dark and gothic and is meant to be creepy, more Lord of the Rings-y than Mirror, Mirror, perhaps. I do think the dwarves are being prepped for film two. Joining Up I think they were heavily into preproduction when they started casting the dwarves. I was the last one in. From the second I got the part until shooting was only six weeks, so I was in pretty late. It’s nice to just get in, get on and do it. Rupert Sanders [the director], apart from the rest of the dwarves, was the big factor in me saying yes, I’ll do it. He struck me as being someone who really knew what he wanted . He’d made this little ten minute short [Snow White film] off his own back and it looked fantastic. It was so nice to go somewhere and be shown something “Have a look at this, you can be a part of this, you can do whatever you want to the character.” It’s nice to start off feeling quite flattered that they would approach you. How Rupert pitched the film to me was saying that fairytales were not for children. He wanted to get back to that and take Snow White away from the children – though I think it’s going to be a 12A – and get back to the original source material. F***ing Animals We spent a lot of time during rehearsals not actually reading the script but talking about our character’s villages, where they came from, what their relationships are. Were dwarves countrywide? Are there Scottish dwarves? West Country dwarves? What’s the deal with it? I think we imagined that our race was just obliterated by the queen and what you see here is what’s left for us. Ray Winstone and I were from the same clan. We said that there was a lot of us at one point. There could have been fifty of us, and then just throughout the last seven or eight years, since this kind of “scorched earth” thing has happened, we’ve just died, been killed and swindled until we’re this batch of eight fu**ing animals, basically. When you meet us we’ve gone from being this kind of hard working race and we’ve lost all of that. Now we’re just monsters. From the first time you see us you see what we’ve become. The battle amongst the dwarves throughout the rest of the film is “Snow White’s a bit nice, isn’t she? Shall we trust her?” Some of us want to just slit her throat and go our own way because we don’t trust tall people. We worked out that these dwarf miners see beauty in dark places, so that they can go down a mine and see seams of gold, that’s why they were so good at mining. When we see Snow White, half of us see that in her. It starts to slowly change us from how you see us at the beginning. Becoming a Dwarf Six hours of make-up a day, five and half hours of that prosthetics. They made me shave my head bald with a razor every day, which was terrible. We all had little people as our doubles and they had masks on of our faces. Dwarf college was very difficult. There were weapons workshops, weapons training. We probably spent three weeks just walking around like dwarves, trying to perfect the walk. We kept that walk up all the time and we had to get a masseuse on set because so many hips and backs were going out. Shoulders would lock and it was pretty tough. I think I’m still suffering. The fruits of this hard labour will bear fruit when Snow White and the Huntsman opens across the UK on Wednesday and the US on Friday. More from Frost later, as well as my chat with Ray Winstone, another of the dwarves. Source: DD: What intrigued you about Rupert Sander’s take on the story?
Charlize Theron: I thought he was incredibly visual so I was very excited to tell this emotional story that will connect with people in this very visual world. I liked that he was interested in shaking it up and turning it on its head. DD: Did you have any words of advice for your co-star,Kristen Stewart? Charlize Theron: From the first moment we met each other, we just really got along great. I don’t really want to go through my life with relationships that don’t just feel authentic. We’re just really good friends and as friends we inspire each other purely by living our lives the way we do. I look at her and the way she lives her life and I can see she’s doing it because she loves it. She’s not pretending to be this thing to please other people – probably for her it’s harder with all this success. So to watch her do that is really inspiring to me. DD: How was it working with Colleen Atwood on the costumes? Charlize Theron: We call her the Oscar Queen. She’s incredible. Costumes especially in a story like this are really informative and she likes to work from a place of character. So with her it’s this constant discovery of who is this person you’re playing. On top of that she has an incredible eye and her craftsmanship is amazing. She just loves dressing characters. You can read her full interview here | Via Thanks @KStewartNews The Storybook App is an immersive experience that will reintroduce readers to the characters and the original story line. Similar to other popular book applications, the storybook will engage readers with accessible interactive elements that enrich the reading experiences – for example, with a swipe of your finger you will be able to shatter a dark knight or control a fairies flight path. The experience is supported by beautiful imagery of the environments and characters of the film. Direct Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snow-white-huntsman-storybook/id526800978?ls=1&mt=8 The game is a fast-paced, 3rd person runner style game. It is a fresh take on the ‘runner on rails’ style of gameplay found in popular iOS titles such as Temple Run. Battle story based opponents, all while jumping and dodging hazards in the environment. The game follows the story arc of the film. Players will have the opportunity to play as Snow White, the Huntsman in Act 1 & 2, and a combo of both Snow White and the Huntsman in Act 3. All locations are based on the vibrant film locations such as the Dark Forest, the Sewers, the Castle, the Beach, and the Enchanted Forest.
Direct Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/escape-the-dark-forest/id525560851?ls=1&mt=8 Release date: June 1, 2012 Genre: Epic action-adventure Cast: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin Directed by: Rupert Sanders Writers: Evan Daugherty, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Hossein Amini, John Lee Hancock, Jez Butterworth Produced by: Joe Roth, Sam Mercer Executive Producers: Gloria Borders, Palak Patel In Snow White and the Huntsman a breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale begins. Kristen Stewart (the Twilight saga, On the Road) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil Queen Ravenna (Oscar® winner Charlize Theron of Prometheus, Hancock) who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined was that the young woman who has escaped her clutches and now threatens her reign has been training in the art of war with a Huntsman named Eric (Chris Hemsworth of Thor, The Avengers) who was dispatched to capture her. Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) accompanies the film’s cast of international superstars as William, the young duke long enchanted by Snow White’s defiance and innate purity. He is joined in this quest by dwarves accompanying Snow White and the Huntsman on their fantastical journey. The epic action-adventure is brought to the screen by Joe Roth, the billion-dollar blockbuster producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and, in his feature-film debut, acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders. SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN: Official Site: www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman Snow White’s Kingdom Experience: https://www.facebook.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/app_155649231220863 Twitter: http://twitter.com/snowwhite - Hashtag: #SWATH Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/SWATHmovie/ UberSocial Theme: http://mobile.ubersocial.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/100155515872252060462 The NEW interactive trailer for Universal Pictures' SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN has debuted, exclusively on Yahoo! The upcoming epic action-adventure stars Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Claflin. Explore the iTrailer to reveal exclusive behind the scenes clips, discover fun facts, comment, and watch custom videos and interviews with the cast and filmmakers! Watch the NEW trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/snow-white-and-the-huntsman/custom-1/ **SWATH on Flipboard**
Keep up with Snow White and the Huntsman on Flipboard, the elegant social magazine app for iPad and iPhone. Download the app now, then add Snow White as one of your favorite sections. Direct Link: http://flpbd.it/snowwhite **Caption This! Meme Creator** Fans can now create their own SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN memes right on Facebook! Choose a layout, pick an image, enter your type and you’ll have your very own meme! Direct Link: https://www.facebook.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/app_365259703526128 **Stardoll Star Plaza Store and Kristen Stewart Doll-file Takeover** From 5/22 – 6/3, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN will have a custom star plaza store in which fans can purchase costumes and accessories based on the designs from the film for their dolls (Includes Ravenna’s Cape, Snow White’s Dress and Armor, and much more)! The Kristen Stewart doll is now outfitted in her SWATH dress and all of the Star Plaza items are available in her wardrobe. Kristen Stewart’s Doll File: http://www.stardoll.com/en/dolls.php?id=1895 Kristen Stewart In Suite: http://www.stardoll.com/member/clientstar Store in Star Plaza: http://www.stardoll.com/en/starplaza.php?startShopId=208&startShopLevelId=5796 **Spotify Music Matcher App** Spotify has partnered with SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN to create a custom facebook/spotify application for their users. By pasting a link to your spotify playlist into the app, you can find out which character from the film you are most like based on your music tastes – Snow White, The Huntsman, The Queen, The Prince, or the Dwarves. https://www.facebook.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/app_327932490605746 **Buy Pre-Sale Tickets Today** Tickets are on sale now for Snow White and the Huntsman, click below for showtimes and tickets: https://www.facebook.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/app_163978533708856 Release date: June 1, 2012 Genre: Epic action-adventure Cast: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin Directed by: Rupert Sanders Writers: Evan Daugherty, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Hossein Amini, John Lee Hancock, Jez Butterworth Produced by: Joe Roth, Sam Mercer Executive Producers: Gloria Borders, Palak Patel In Snow White and the Huntsman a breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale begins. Kristen Stewart (the Twilight saga, On the Road) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil Queen Ravenna (Oscar® winner Charlize Theron of Prometheus, Hancock) who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined was that the young woman who has escaped her clutches and now threatens her reign has been training in the art of war with a Huntsman named Eric (Chris Hemsworth of Thor, The Avengers) who was dispatched to capture her. Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) accompanies the film’s cast of international superstars as William, the young duke long enchanted by Snow White’s defiance and innate purity. He is joined in this quest by dwarves accompanying Snow White and the Huntsman on their fantastical journey. The epic action-adventure is brought to the screen by Joe Roth, the billion-dollar blockbuster producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and, in his feature-film debut, acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders. SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN: Official Site: www.snowwhiteandthehuntsman.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman Snow White’s Kingdom Experience: https://www.facebook.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/app_155649231220863 Twitter: http://twitter.com/snowwhite - Hashtag: #SWATH Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/SWATHmovie/ UberSocial Theme: http://mobile.ubersocial.com/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/100155515872252060462 In director Rupert Sanders’ take on the “Snow White” fairy tale, Charlize suffuses her evil queen with humanity. She admired her costar Kristen Stewart’s work ethic and attitude. “I have such a crush on that girl,” she said. “I really do. Talent is one thing but I think, in this business, there are a lot of talented people. I’ve never thought like, ‘Oh my God, I am so much more talented.’ It really is about opportunities that are given to you and what you do with those opportunities."
About Kristen, she added: “This is a girl who had massive amounts of success at a very young age. I wouldn’t have even known what I would have done at her age with any of that stuff. She could very easily just kind of lay back now, realize that she does have a huge fan base, and not want to do anything about it, and that those are the things that are valuable.” “But the truth of the matter is that she actually loves being an actress. She really loves acting. You can’t fake that. There’s a tenacity and a moxie about her. She shows up ready. She’s ready to spar and she’s excited about pushing the envelope and trying sh-t. She’s alive. It’s like watching someone who’s alive and exactly in the nature of what she should be.” Playing the queen who gets to utter the famous words about who’s the fairest of them all, Charlize said of her own relationship with the mirror: “I don’t know one person who doesn’t have a conflicted relationship with the mirror. I think we’re all the same when it comes to that. Some days are better than others. It just depends on the night before or the day ahead. I am just like everybody else. I feel really lucky that I was raised by parents who never felt that my value or successes were going to be based on what I looked like. That somehow helped me in my life. I don’t know what I would have been like if I wasn’t raised that way. So I don’t get too hung up on that.” On her way down the castle’s stairs, Charlize had to slow down midway because Kristen was changing from stilettos into comfortable Converse shoes. Without missing a beat,Charlize jokingly complained, aloud: “Christ, is Kristen Stewart holding us up again?” Source ty @vonch |