![]() ![]() The other half of that same character will also be played by John Kassir, a voice actor known for his talents in video games like Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and cartoons like "Rocket Power." With production gearing up to start next month, hopefully we'll find out which actor will take the role of Jack sooner than later. Meanwhile, Nighy will play Fallon, the two-headed leader of the giants. Read on!Īs for the roles these cast members will fill, Tucci is playing Roderick, the story's central villain and an adviser to the king who has plans on taking over Cloister, the kingdom at the center of the fairytale adaptation. The project is slated to start production in London next month with New Line Cinema, Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros behind the eagerly anticipated tentpole. The Wrap reports Stanley Tucci ( The Lovely Bones) and Bill Nighy ( Pirate Radio) have both joined the story which sees a long-standing peace between humans and giants threatened when a young farmer tries to rescue a princess who was kidnapped and taken to the giants' kingdom. I can recommend it for an easy watch.Though we're still waiting to find out who will snag the lead in Bryan Singer's version of Jack the Giant Killer, two other cast members in the film have just been revealed. The US rating system is idiotic for sure. It also manages to have an insane body count without actually showing any blood. Jack the Giant Slayer 114 min Adventure/Fantasy MaUSA Director: Bryan Singer Writers: Darren Lemke and Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay) Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci An excellent fantasy movie that the trailers dont do justice, but the reviews will give you a good idea. Bottom line: while not the best movie ever, it was certainly an entertaining blockbuster that retained a lot of the feel and plot of the original fairy tale. Even the story was set in England, as we see in the end. Also, for a movie "made in USA" a great many English actors. Her father wasn't much either, but at least he had lines. The one that was rather disappointing was the princess, clearly a role that was not really thought out much more than "cute damsel in distress, ready for the rescue". Nicholas Hoult was OK as the hero of the story and Stanley Tucci, as usual, a great villain. ![]() ![]() It was funny to see actors Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner play in a film together again (Rents and Spud), but they had no real interaction. Instead, one can actually enjoy this on almost all levels. Stanley Tucci Set for Villain in ‘Jack the Giant Killer’ Bill Nighy and John Kassir will play a two-headed leader of the giants. It has morals, it is pretty, actors play well and, most of all, it is not condescendingly stupid. ![]() One can let children watch this in the same manner our grandparents were reading the original stories. Unlike many of Hollywood's reimaginings of fairy tales, this film is actually decent. ![]()
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