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The movie is a prequel to the 2012 "Snow White and the
Huntsman", which was inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairytale,
and sees Oscar winner Theron and "Thor" actor Chris Hemsworth
reprise their roles as evil Queen Ravenna and The Huntsman.
The story follows Ravenna and her sister Freya (Blunt) as they
seek kingdom domination with The Huntsman and his bow and arrow
wielding love interest Sara (Chastain) battling to defeat them
in their quest.
"With this specific genre, it's usually that the girl is tied to
a tree and the guy has to save her and there's a lot of damsels
in distress," Blunt told Reuters.
"I think this fairytale just adopts a different dynamic between
men and women ... I remember it really struck me when I read the
script that they were so layered and nuanced and different from
each other as well."
While Ravenna will stop at nothing to remain the fairest in the
land, Freya turns into an icy-hearted villainess after losing
her child.
The story looks at the origins of The Huntsman from the 2012
movie, which starred Kristen Stewart as Snow White.
"It was great because there's such an expansive world and
fantasy there to visit," Hemsworth said.
"The Huntsman: Winter's War", already out in Britain and
Ireland, continues its cinema roll out worldwide from Thursday.
(Reporting by Sarah Mills; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Alison Williams)
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