The first clip from the upcoming film, "Jack the Giant Slayer" came online on Saturday.
The film is based the Cornish tale of "Jack the Giant Killer." That fairy tale, according to Wikipedia, features "a plucky lad who slays a number of giants during King Arthur's reign." In 1962, a feature-length film version starring Kerwin Mathews was released. That version made extensive use of stop-motion animation similar to that used by Ray Harryhausen.
The new version of the tale was originally dubbed as the earlier ones, "Jack the Giant Killer," but the name was changed, perhaps to soften it somewhat. The film, is directed by Bryan Singer ("X-Men: First Class" and the upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past"), and stars Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor.
As described by Wikipedia:
When Jack, a young farmhand, accidentally opens a gateway to the world of Giants an ancient war restarts as the giants, thought only of as legend, try and reclaim the world they lost centuries ago. Jack is forced into a fight to not only save his own life, but that of those in the kingdom and that of the princess.
The film has had a long road to reach the big screen. Development began in January of 2009 with the hiring of D. J. Caruso to direct the film. By August of 2009, Caruso was replaced by Singer, who in April of 2010 hired Christopher McQuarrie to rework the script.
The main characters of the movie were cast between February and March 2011, with principal photography beginning in April of 2011 in England with locations in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Norfolk.
Release of the film was moved back during post production to allow more time for special effects and marketing.
The film releases in 2D and 3D on March 1, 2013.
Jack the Giant Slayer is scheduled to be released on March 1, 2013 in 2D and 3D.
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