Director talks next year's Snow White face-off
Lily Collins as Snow White in the Relativity Pictures film.
July 25th, 2011
05:06 PM ET

Director talks next year's Snow White face-off

Moviegoers will see double at the theaters next year as two "Snow White" movies are rolled out within weeks of each other, but at least they'll see Relativity Pictures' version of Snow White first, says director Tarsem Singh.

Singh's take on the tale stars Lily Collins as the fair princess, Armie Hammer as the prince and Julia Roberts as the evil queen, and is currently scheduled for a March, 2012 release. Meanwhile, Universal's "Snow White and the Huntsman," starring Kristen Stewart as Snow White, "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth as the huntsman, Sam Claflin as the prince and Charlize Theron as the cruel royal, is being prepped for a June, 2012 open.

The thing is, Singh tells New York Magazine's Vulture, that spin on the fairy tale can handle being released second in line, whereas his film....not so much.

"I mean, Universal's such a big machine, and they'd still be able to sell it to you as a different film," Singh explained. "I don't think we could have come out second and made it work. We had to be first."

Although they are "two different films," he goes on, "The problem that I always find is that it's not like two disaster movies...these are two movies with Snow White, and I don't think there's too much room in the market for it, but I could be proven wrong."

Singh has said that his Snow White movie will be like looking at "Gaudi's architecture, based in England, done [as] a turn-of-the-century Russian film by an Indian guy," whereas "Snow White and the Huntsman" is striving to be more in the vein of "Lord of the Rings." Check out some of the art for the latter "Snow White" below:

Kristen Stewart as Snow White:

Sam Claflin as the prince:

Chris Hemsworth as the huntsman:

Charlize Theron as the evil queen:


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    December 9, 2011 at 3:06 pm | Report abuse |
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    November 30, 2011 at 4:20 pm | Report abuse |
  5. Erm

    I'm confused..there's now two movies coming out to ruin my childhood? great.

    July 26, 2011 at 12:29 pm | Report abuse |
  6. Gillian Lane

    I just ate some poo

    July 26, 2011 at 6:37 am | Report abuse |
  7. Gillian Lane

    I'm a fat miserable old b*t*h. my husband left me for a much younger woman. I eat with the pigs out back abd roll around in they poo.

    July 26, 2011 at 5:24 am | Report abuse |
  8. Gillian Lane

    It's okay to be fat and live like a hoardar. I'm a pig and I like playing in my own poo

    July 26, 2011 at 5:22 am | Report abuse |
  9. Gillian Lane

    I'm hate blondes so much that even when someone insults me I assume that they are blonde. Can't you see how much I hate blondes because I talk of the girls at playboy. I'm so fat eating my ton of lard every day and trying to walk around this ton of lard for an az$ that I hate anything that looks good. I'm so unhappy with my fat ugly self.

    July 26, 2011 at 5:20 am | Report abuse |
  10. Gillian Lane

    The women I mentioned that I would have liked to have been cast in either film are not evil, just pretty and funny as h*ll.

    July 26, 2011 at 1:54 am | Report abuse |
  11. hmmm

    sounds good..

    July 26, 2011 at 1:48 am | Report abuse |
  12. Gillian Lane

    @yeah you started this by saying women with dark hair were b***hes and you couldn't see a blonde being evil.

    July 26, 2011 at 1:46 am | Report abuse |
  13. Gillian Lane

    Why are you so mad? Blonde?

    July 26, 2011 at 1:22 am | Report abuse |
  14. Gillian Lane

    I should kill myself for making such a stupid remark. I'm sorry world for breathing the same air. All the hair dye that I use to cover up my gray hair went into my brain cells and i'm even more stupid now than I was when I was born with my dark locks.

    July 26, 2011 at 12:47 am | Report abuse |
  15. Gillian Lane

    When my mother was giving birth the cord was wrapped around my neck too tight that's why I think the color of people's hair makes them smart or stupid.

    July 26, 2011 at 12:43 am | Report abuse |
  16. Timmy

    @Gillian: So only blondes get botox and implants? With that comment, it just goes to show that stupid doesn't comes by the color of a person's hair.

    July 26, 2011 at 12:20 am | Report abuse |
  17. ehhh

    So how long is this hunter going to be in this movie for? in the book he was like 2 sentences but this dude looks like he might be in it for the whole movie with his swagger and stuff

    July 26, 2011 at 12:12 am | Report abuse |
  18. Gillian Lane

    "Yeah"Brunettes are s*xy,smart,bold and independent.Blondes are dingy and they need a "Hef" to pay for their implants and botox.

    July 25, 2011 at 11:49 pm | Report abuse |
  19. yeah

    Yea..jet black hair because i can't see a blonde being evil. Dark hair girls are b**ches

    July 25, 2011 at 10:44 pm | Report abuse |
  20. Marny

    Katy Perry should be Snow White not that tired brooding Kristen Stewart

    July 25, 2011 at 10:36 pm | Report abuse |
  21. Harvey The III

    The queen should be brunette Tina Fey would be awesome,her humor and wittiness not to mention her subtle beauty would've been perfection.

    July 25, 2011 at 10:25 pm | Report abuse |
  22. alecia

    Methinks Ill go see the 2nd one. Kinda partial to Chris Hemsworth. And I dare anyone to make Julia a hotter evil Queen than CT! No Im not a lesbian (although my husband wouldnt mind sometimes) but Im a female and can get away with saying another woman is hot if I want to so bully to all the snide remarks!

    July 25, 2011 at 8:46 pm | Report abuse |
  23. The Måd Råp3r

    Man, we need the second coming of Crom to sort out these brooding one-trick ponies with their emo Twilight intensity.

    July 25, 2011 at 5:28 pm | Report abuse |
  24. krystyna

    I didn't know about either of these movies until I read this, but will definitely see both. Especially since they seem to have great stars in both.

    July 25, 2011 at 5:25 pm | Report abuse |

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