Not that anyone was really asking for a sorta-prequel to "Snow White And The Huntsman," but Universal has made one anyway with "The Huntsman: Winter’s War." And credit is due to the studio for landing Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt, both of whom could be doing far better things than joining the returning Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron in this picture. Frankly, I’d love to see all four star in anything else but this.
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Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, visual effects supervisor on the first film, is directing this one, which tells the story of what happened before the Snow White legend and involves lots of fighting, jumping off things and mirrors. Here’s the official synopsis:
"The Huntsman Winter’s War" opens on April 22nd.
