The Huntsman: Winter's War is a 2016 American fantasy action-adventure film and both a prequel and sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). As the directorial debut of Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (who was a visual effects supervisor and second unit director on the first film), it takes place before and after the events of the first film. The screenplay was written by Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos and is based on characters created by Evan Daugherty. (These, like the first film, were inspired by the fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm, as well as "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.). Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Nick Frost and Sam Claflin reprised their roles from the first film; the sequel also introduced new characters played by Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain and Rob Brydon.
The Huntsman: Winter's War premiered in Hamburg March 2016 and was released in the United States in April 2016, by Universal Pictures. The film has received generally unfavourable reviews from critics, with praise for the visuals and cast but many feeling the film was unnecessary. It grossed $165 million worldwide against an estimated $115 million production budget, making it a box-office bomb.
Plot[]
The evil sorceress Queen Ravenna's Magic Mirror allows her to know that her younger sister, Princess Freya, whose own powers have not yet emerged, is not only involved in an illicit affair with a nobleman, Andrew, but is also pregnant with his illegitimate child. Freya gives birth to a daughter, but later she discovers that Andrew has murdered their baby. In a grief-fueled rage, her broken heart freezes over, and Freya kills him with her sudden emergence of powers--the elemental control of ice and snow.
After her daughter's death, Freya leaves, building herself a kingdom in the icy mountains in the north. Ruling as the much-feared Ice Queen, she orders for parents to be killed and for their children to be brought to her castle so they can be trained as her army. She teaches them to avoid the pain of love that she had suffered; despite this, two of her best huntsmen, Eric and Sara, fall in love. Sara claims Eric in "marriage" by giving him her mother's medallion necklace. They make a plan to escape in order to have a free life together but are discovered by Freya. Eric sees Sara killed while he is beaten and thrown into a river.
Seven years later, after Ravenna's death in the first film, Queen Snow White of Tabor falls ill after hearing the Mirror beckon her. Because of its dark magic, she orders it to be taken to Sanctuary, the same magical place that sheltered her and Eric during the events leading to Ravenna's defeat and death. Snow White's husband, King William, informs Eric that the soldiers tasked with carrying the Mirror went missing on route. Knowing of its dark magic can make Freya stronger, Eric agrees to try and retrieve the Mirror; Snow White's dwarf ally Nion and his half-brother Gryff accompany him.
They travel to the last location of the soldiers. Eric discovers they killed one another with their own weapons. The trio are attacked by Freya's huntsmen and are rescued by Sara, who is revealed to be alive. Sara explains that she was imprisoned by Freya and only escaped recently. She has not forgiven Eric, thinking that he abandoned her. They decipher that Eric was shown an illusion of Sara's death while she was made to see him running rather than fighting. Eric convinces her that Freya had tricked them both.
The group goes to the forest of the goblins who had stolen the mirror. During the fight, Sara notices that Eric still wears the necklace she gave him. They retrieve the mirror and save each other in another fight. That night, Eric and Sara make love. The next morning, Freya attacks and reveals that Sara had been loyal to her all along. Sara shoots an arrow at Eric, and Freya departs with the Mirror, unaware that Sara had purposely hit Eric's medallion necklace, which protects him from dying. At her palace, Freya asks the Mirror who is the "fairest of them all," resurrecting Ravenna, who became one with the Mirror when Snow White vanquished and killed her.
Eric attempts to assassinate Freya, but is stopped by Ravenna. She begins to attack the huntsmen, and Freya, who has come to regard the huntsmen as her children, protects them with an ice wall. As Eric, Sara, and the huntsmen climb over the wall to retrieve the Mirror and help Freya, the sisters argue. Ravenna lets slip that she's responsible for Freya's powers. Suspicious, Freya forces Ravenna to reveal that the Mirror had told her Freya's child would become more beautiful than Ravenna. She then enchanted Andrew to kill his daughter. Outraged, Freya turns on her sister, but is impaled by her. With her remaining strength, she freezes the Mirror and Eric shatters it, destroying Ravenna for good. As Freya dies, she smiles at a vision of her younger self holding her daughter as well as at Eric and Sara; her last words being, "How lucky you are."
With Freya's death, those who had been imprisoned by her are set free. Eric and Sara are finally able to have a life together for the first time.
Cast[]
- Chris Hemsworth as Eric: An exceptional warrior and Freya's former Huntsman.
- Conrad Khan as Young Eric
- Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna: Snow White's evil stepmother.
- Emily Blunt as Queen Freya: Ravenna's sister.
- Jessica Chastain as Sara: Eric's wife who was thought to be dead by and through Freya's deceiving powers.
- Niamh Walter as Young Sara
- Nick Frost as Nion: a Dwarf who previously helped Eric and Snow White defeat Ravenna's army.
- Sam Claflin as King William: the King of Tabor and Snow White's husband who helped her and Eric defeat Ravenna's army.
- Rob Brydon as Gryff: A debt-collecting Dwarf who is Nion's half-brother.
- Sheridan Smith as Bromwyn: A feisty and greedy Dwarf who becomes allies with Nion and Gryff.
- Alexandra Roach as Doreena: A female Dwarf and Nion's love interest.
- Sope Dirisu as Tull: A fellow warrior raised by Freya.
- Sophie Cookson as Pippa: A fellow warrior raised by Freya.
- Amelia Crouch as Young Pippa
- Sam Hazeldine as Liefr: A fellow warrior raised by Freya.
- Colin Morgan as Andrew: Freya's lover.
- Robert Portal as the unnamed King and husband of Ravenna and the ruler of an unnamed Kingdom.
- Fred Tatasciore as Mirror Man (voice): The physical form of the Magic Mirror.
- Madeleine Worrall as Eric's Mother
- Liam Neeson as Narrator
- Kristen Stewart as Snow White, the Queen of Tabor, William's wife and Ravenna's stepdaughter (uncredited; archive footage)
- Ruby and Scarlett Kick as Freya’s Baby Daughter (uncredited)
Production[]
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Music[]
In October 2015, it was officially announced, that James Newton Howard would return to score the film, after creating the music for Snow White and the Huntsman. The score album was released on April 22, 2016.[4] Singer Halsey promoted the film by releasing an alternate version of her song "Castle", along with a subsequent music video, made for the film.
All music is composed by James Newton Howard (tracks 1–21).
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Huntsman" | 3:48 | ||
| 2. | "Lacrimosa" | 0:53 | ||
| 3. | "You're Carrying His Child" | 2:17 | ||
| 4. | "The Children Arrive" | 5:03 | ||
| 5. | "You Shouldn't Walk in Shadows" | 3:23 | ||
| 6. | "Freya's Spell" | 5:22 | ||
| 7. | "Freya Prepares for War" | 1:51 | ||
| 8. | "Tavern Brawl" | 2:08 | ||
| 9. | "That's Not What Happened" | 3:35 | ||
| 10. | "Where's My Horse?" | 1:47 | ||
| 11. | "The Proposition" | 2:10 | ||
| 12. | "The Goblin Forest" | 3:45 | ||
| 13. | "Goblin King" | 2:05 | ||
| 14. | "The Goblin Fight" | 3:15 | ||
| 15. | "We Are Worth for Each Other" | 1:52 | ||
| 16. | "Have You Been True?" | 2:33 | ||
| 17. | "Kill Him" | 4:24 | ||
| 18. | "Ravenna Returns" | 4:13 | ||
| 19. | "This Is My Kingdom" | 3:42 | ||
| 20. | "Stand or Fall Together" | 8:22 | ||
| 21. | "Ravenna's Embrace" | 3:27 | ||
| 22. | "Castle" |
| Halsey | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 1:14:15 | |||
Release[]
On July 31, 2014, Universal Pictures announced the film's release date would be April 22, 2016.[5] In February 2016, it was announced that the film would be released in 3D in international markets like Germany. In Poland, the theatrical release was scheduled for April 8, 2016, which was the date for many other international markets.[6]
Marketing[]
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Home media[]
The Huntsman: Winter's War was released on Digital HD in August 2016 and was followed by a release on Blu-ray and DVD on August 23, 2016.[7][8] The film debuted at No. 1 on the home video sales chart.[9] A Blu-ray extended edition (with DVD & digital HD) was also released with a run time of 120 minutes.
Reception[]
Box office[]
The Huntsman: Winter's War grossed $48.4 million in North America and $116.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $165 million, against a production budget of $115 million.[3]
North America[]
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Outside North America[]
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Critical response[]
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Accolades[]
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References[]
- ↑ [TBA THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR [2D] (12A)]. British Board of Film Classification (March 23, 2016).
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [TBA The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)]. Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ [TBA 'The Huntsman: Winter's War' Soundtrack Details] (2016-03-24).
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- ↑ [TBA The Huntsman Winter's War (2016)] DVD Release Dates, Retrieved June 23, 2017
- ↑ [TBA August 23: This Week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD] (en). Comingsoon.net (August 23, 2016).
- ↑ [TBA 'Huntsman' Leads Pack of Newcomers Atop Disc Sales] Home Media Magazine, Retrieved June 19, 2017
External links[]
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