New Line Cinema and Legendary Pictures announced today that principal photography is underway in London for Bryan Singer’s 3D epic action adventure Jack the Giant Killer, starring Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor.
Jack the Giant Killer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. 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 (Hoult), into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legendand gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Hoult and Singer recently collaborated on the Singer-produced X-Men: First Class, opening next week. Jack the Giant Killer also stars Eleanor Tomlinson as Princess Isabelle; Stanley Tucci (Captain America: The First Avenger, Julie & Julia) as the deceitful Lord Roderick; Ian McShane (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, HBO’s “Deadwood”) as the besieged King Brahmwell; Bill Nighy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) as the giants’ leader General Fallon; and Ewan McGregor (“Star Wars”) as palace guard Elmont.
Singer will direct from a screenplay by Darren Lemke and Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney, story by Darren Lemke & David Dobkin. The film will be produced by Neal Moritz, David Dobkin, Bryan Singer and Patrick McCormick.
The creative filmmaking team includes Singer’s longtime collaborators, director of photography Newton Thomas Sigel (X-Men, Superman Returns) and editor John Ottman (X2, Superman Returns). The production designer is Gavin Bocquet (Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith).
Jack the Giant Killer is filming on location in and around London, and is scheduled for a June 15, 2012 release by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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