We haven’t heard much aboutThe Huntsman: Winter’s Warsince it went into production earlier this year. But today, we get the first character posters from Universal Pictures. They not only reveal the new title for this standaloneHuntsman adventure, which is a sequel to 2012’sSnow White and the Huntsman, but they also give us our first look at returning actorsChris HemsworthandCharlize Theron. We also get to seenew charactersplayed byJessica ChastainandEmily Blunt.
Chris Hemsworthis reprising his title role as The Huntsman Eric in this thrilling fantasy, and he comes armed with his signature axes in these character one-sheets.Charlize Theronis once again playing the beautiful yet evilQueen Ravenna. She is seen showing off a bit of sexy cleavage while she clings to her crow, decked out in a gold crown and jewelry.Jessica ChastainisThe Warrior, wearing black leather and brandishing two very unique weapons that look to be fashioned out of a pair of antlers. AndEmily Bluntrounds out the main cast asThe Ice Queen, and she appears to be givingFrozen’s Elsa a run for her money.
The first trailer forThe Huntsman: Winter’s Waris expected to arrive in theaters this Friday with the debut ofThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. It will offer the first footage we’ve seen from this sequel. The story will further expand the legacy left behind inSnow White and the Huntsman. It will be revealed that Eric and Ravenna’s destinies are deeply and dangerously intertwined.
Long before the evil Queen Ravenna was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya, suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen, including Eric (Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Chastain). Only now she has found that her prized two have defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love.
When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she discovers Ravenna can be resurrected from its golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkest force it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove undefeatable…unless the banished huntsmen who broke their queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another.
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan makes his directorial debut withThe Huntsman: Winter’s War. But it’s not the first time he’s wondered through these woods. The man served as the VFX supervisor forSnow White and the Huntsman. And the film is in the hands of producer Joe Roth, who is responsible forMaleficentandAlice in Wonderland. Check out these first look posters. And then be sure to check in later this week when the trailer makes it’s debut
