![]() Stanley Tucci is the obvious bad guy and Ewen Bremner (Spud from Trainspotting) also is the basic “goofy” evil sidekick. I never could determine Ewan McGregor’s role in the film since he’s not really a foil or the hero. Eleanor Tomlinson tries to channel a Princess Leia type role by making a strong female, but once again she’s just a damsel in distress. Nicholas Hoult (who has grown up on screen since About a Boy) is charming as Jack but is hurt by the film dialogue. The cast for the movie is decent, but their acting falls flat. The added on ending of the final resting place of the giant crown is also rather lame (apparently planes and satellites have never detected this giant floating island). It just feels like filler for a movie that should be a lot shorter. An evil usurper named Roderick (played by Stanley Tucci) and the captain of the guard Elmont (played by Ewan McGregor) are added to amplify the story. A modern take of the fairy tales Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk, the film stars Ben Cross and Jane March. ![]() JACK THE GIANT KILLER MOVIE 2013 FULLThe story itself follows many classic aspects of the tale with the beanstalk and the giant s who want to eat people, but it had to be fattened up to make a full movie. The direct-to video film Jack the Giant Killer is a 2013 American fantasy film produced by The Asylum and directed by Mark Atkins. Many people point that Singer wanted to make the movie darker, but the film was destined for a more family friendly rating to capture a larger audience. There was a lot of interest with shows like Grimm and Once Upon a Time dipping into fairy tale territory and comic book type adventures ruling the film… Jack the Giant Slayer however was ruined by a generic story and a PG-13 style adventure. The film was reviewed harshly and due to the large budget, Jack the Giant Slayer was a financial failure at the box office.įairy tales were hot ideas at the time Jack the Giant Slayer was made. The story is based on the old folktales of “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Jack the Giant Killer”. ![]() When one of the beans is accidentally lost under Jack’s house, Jack finds himself on an adventure of a lifetime in a quest to rescue Princess Isabella from the evil giants that live on a floating island the clouds.ĭirected by Bryan Singer, Jack the Giant Slayer originally was called Jack the Giant Killer. After a chance encounter with the Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson), Jack comes in contact with a monk who takes his horse in exchange for magic beans that Jack is ordered to take to the monastery. He’s lost both his parents and now lives with his uncle on a small farm outside the kingdom. Jack (Nicholas Hoult) has had a rough life.
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