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Film: Snow White & the Huntsman

Lips red as blood. Hair black as night. Bring me your heart, my dear, dear Snow White~

Snow White & the Huntsman is an upcoming action fantasy film based on the Snow White fairytale. It stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White herself, with Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman (named Eric), and Charlize Theron as the Queen (named Ravenna).

In a land ruled by tyranny, the vain and selfish Queen Ravenna learns that her stepdaughter, Snow White, is destined to surpass her not only as the "Fairest One of All" but also as the kingdom's future ruler. But then the Queen learns from her Magic Mirror that the only way to remain in power is to consume Snow White's heart and achieve immortality. Snow White escapes into the Dark Forest and Ravenna recruits the Huntsman Eric to find and kill Snow White. Eric, however, takes pity on the young princess and teaches Snow White the art of war. Now, with the aid of eight dwarves and Prince William (Sam Claflin), Snow White begins a rebellion to bring down her stepmother once and for all.

Snow White & the Huntsman exhibits the following tropes:

Adaptational Badass: The Huntsman and quite possibly the Prince.
Adaptation Expansion
Ascended Extra: The Huntsman's role is much larger and more important than in the original fairy tale.
Breast Plate: Averted. Snow White is shown wearing regular plate armour.
Chosen One: Snow White.
Darker and Edgier / Grimmification: 'Nuff said.
Evil Laugh: The Queen in many of the promos. One that's very bitter.
Evil Is Sexy: The Queen
Faceless Goons: The queen's warriors.
Fairest of Them All: Of course!
God Save Us from the Queen!: Queen Ravenna seems to be a near-classic evil queen.
Life Drinker: The Queen is shown draining the Life Energy of an unfortunate woman to rejuvenate herself.
Magic Mirror: Here, it is an outright Mirror Monster which at one point looks like a shout-out to this sculpture.
Meaningful Name: Snow White, but also the queen, called Ravenna in this version.
Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Snow White.
Ravens and Crows: The queen's theme, including her name.
Spikes of Villainy: Ravenna's crown sports tall and menacing "spires".
This Is Reality: Invoked. One of the trailers states that "this is not a Fairy Tale".
Vain Sorceress: The queen.
Worm That Walks: The queen can turn herself into a huge flock of ravens. Also, her warriors turn into a murder of crows when killed.
Xenafication: In this version, Snow White goes Joan of Arc on her enemies.