Breaking news from the Better Late Than Never desk: Here's the trailer for Jack the Giant Killer, Bryan Singer's upcoming entry in Hollywood's ongoing fairy tale sweepstakes. I know. Finally.
This preview hit the Inwebternet a while back, but it got lost in the Planet Fury shuffle somehow. Also, you might've noticed we had server issues for a few days. Plus, we overslept. Then there was that pesky combination anthrax scare and bursitis attack. Did we mention our dog ate our homework? Oh, who are we kidding. Let's fall back on that old seasonal favorite — when in doubt, blame Christmas!
Anyway, I personally don't remember the Jack the Giant Killer story being quite this, umm, intense. But, hey, it is about a boy who is almost eaten by a cannibalistic colossus. Of course, he was kinda asking for it by breaking into the big guy's castle and stealing his golden goose and prize princess. But, as we know, history is written by the winners. And as you can tell by the flick's title, Jack emerges victorious.
This iteration of the children's classic comes from an interesting mix of writers: Darren Lemke, who gave us Shrek Forever After (so he has fairy-tale bona fides); Dan Studney, who wrote Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (so he has camp-classic bona fides); and Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote The Usual Suspects and Valkyrie (so he has Bryan-Singer bona fides).
Along for the ride on Singer's revisionist bandwagon are Ian McShane, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Eleanor Tomlinson and Nicholas Hoult as Jack, the little thief that started this whole crazy mess in the first place.
Though I'm quickly tiring of the fairy tale fad, I have to admit the trailer below looks amazing, full of lush vistas and gorgeous tracking shots of fiery medieval battle, though there seems to be new plot points that I don't remember from my childhood readings. The film's official synopsis mentions a "long-standing peace between men and giants." Does this sound familiar to anybody? Oh well, I suppose they had to pad this out to feature length somehow.
There is one little secret no one has touched on. I probably shouldn't tell you, but what the hell. As a Christmas gift, I'm going to spill the (magic) beans. (SPOILER ALERT) The giant is Keyser Soze…but you didn't hear it from me.
Breaking news from the Better Late Than Never desk: Here's the trailer for Jack the Giant Killer, Bryan Singer's upcoming entry in Hollywood's ongoing fairy tale sweepstakes. I know. Finally.
