Jack the Giant Slayer (previously titled
Jack the Giant Killer) is an upcoming
fantasy/
adventure film based on the
fairy tale, "
Jack the Giant Killer". The film is directed by
Bryan Singer and stars
Nicholas Hoult,
Eleanor Tomlinson,
Stanley Tucci,
Ian McShane,
Bill Nighy and
Ewan McGregor with a screenplay written by
Darren Lemke,
Christopher McQuarrie and
Dan Studney. The film tells the story of
Jack, a young farmhand who must rescue a princess from a race of
giants after inadvertently opening a gateway to their world.
Development of
Jack the Giant Slayer began in January 2009 with the hiring of
D. J. Caruso
to direct film. By August, Caruso was replaced by Singer, who hired
McQuarrie to rework the script in April 2010. The main characters were
cast between February and March 2011, and
principal photography began in April 2011 in England with locations in
Somerset,
Gloucestershire and
Norfolk. Release of the film was moved back in
post production to allow more time for special effects and marketing.
Jack the Giant Slayer is scheduled to be released on March 1, 2013.
An ancient war 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, 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 legend—and gets the chance to become
a legend himself.
