snow white and the twenty-one dwarves

There are THREE Snow White films in the works as we speak.

the huntsman, a la disney in 1937

Snow White and the Huntsman: The Wrap reports that Johnny Depp has been offered the role of the Huntsman in this Universal film, slated for 2012. In this movie, the Huntsman will be a central Robin Hood-like character. He will act as Snow White's mentor, teaching her how to fight and stand up to her evil stepmother (who will likely be played by Charlize Theron - fabulous!). No word on who will be playing Snow White, but between Johnny and Charlize I don't think it will even matter.


Untitled (The Brothers Grimm: Snow White): Tarsem Singh has been confirmed as the director of another Snow White adaptation. The script for this one is going to more closely follow the original German fairy tale, which is verrry dark and much more interesting than the Disney version. (It ends with Snow White making her evil stepmother put on a pair of red-hot iron shoes and "dancing" until she dies.) Here's the trailer from Singh's The Fall, which is one of the most surreal, beautiful, and unsettling movies I've ever seen - I highly recommend it! If this is any indication of what his version of Snow White will be like, it's going to be amazing:

Snow White and the Seven: Disney has been planning its own re-imagination of Snow White. This version is a martial arts epic set in 19th-century colonial China, with seven Shaolin monks instead of dwarves, to be choreographed by the dude that did The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The project was first announced in 2005 and was shelved, but Disney is reportedly about to get cracking on it again. Hence, Snow White movie number three.

Wouldn't it just make sense for them to all pool their resources and make one REALLY crazy-good movie? I'm thinking Johnny Depp running around the forest with a bow and arrow looking all cute, with epic kung-fu-fighting dwarf monks and a slightly-maniacal Snow White? Yes, please. Or I'm cool with just going to see all three movies - That works, too.