Deadline says that Tomlinson was selected by Singer after an extensive search, and that she'll soon set off to London, where filming on Jack the Giant Killer will be getting underway this month. That name probably doesn't ring a bell, but Miss Tomlinson's been in showbiz for several years now, having played the younger version of Jessica Biel's character in The Illusionist and popped up as Fiona Chattaway in last year's Alice in Wonderland.
Nicholas Hoult ( X-Men: First Class) landed the titular role of Jack a few weeks ago, and now the film also has its female lead in the form of nineteen-year-old English actress, Eleanor Tomlinson. Like the trio of upcoming Snow White movies, as well as Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, the X-Men director's new project refashions a classic bit of folklore (in this case "Jack and the Beanstalk") as a more complex, action-heavy adventure tale. Release of the film was moved back in post production to allow more time for special effects and marketing.Bryan Singer is joining the latest Hollywood craze with his own fairy tale "re-imagining," Jack the Giant Killer. The main characters were cast between February and March 2011, and principal photography began in April 2011 in England with locations in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Norfolk. By August, Caruso was replaced by Bryan Singer, who hired Christopher McQuarrie to rework the script in April 2010. This film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "intense scenes of fantasy action violence, some frightening images and brief language."ĭevelopment of Jack the Giant Slayer began in January 2009 with the hiring of D. "Jack the Giant Slayer" opens in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX Friday, March 1. Ewan McGregor as palace guard Elmont, the leader of the king’s elite guard who helps fight giants.Nighy plays the big head and Kassir plays the smaller head Bill Nighy and John Kassir as General Fallon, the two-headed leader of the giants.Ian McShane as King Brahmwell, the princess' father.Stanley Tucci as Lord Roderick, an adviser to the king with designs on usurping power.Eleanor Tomlinson as Princess Isabelle who is kidnapped by giants.Nicholas Hoult as Jack, a young farmer who leads the expedition to rescue the princess.
Fighting for a kingdom and its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend…and gets the chance to become a legend himself. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them. An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants.
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