Trivia / Mirror Mirror (2012)

• Completely Different Title: The movie is titled Snow White and the Mirror Queen in Japan.
• Creator Backlash: Armie Hammer said this film was not his best work and has never seen it.
• Dueling Movies: With Snow White & the Huntsman, also released in 2012. While they both got relatively average receptions, Huntsman was at least successful enough to get a sequel.
• In Memoriam: Dedicated to the memory of its costume designer, Eiko Ishioka, who passed away just a few months before its release.
• Money, Dear Boy: Armie Hammer's reason to work on the film: "And by the way, you pay for every cent. You pay for every single cent."
• Shoot the Money: The tiara that Snow wears at the end is a vintage Van Cleef & Arples piece that used to belong to Grace Kelly.
• Similarly Named Works: Gregor Maguire of Wicked fame wrote a a novel called Mirror, Mirror (2003) that also deconstructed Snow White.
• What Could Have Been:
  • James McAvoy was considered for the role of Prince Alcott.
  • Saoirse Ronan was considered for Snow White, but casting directors felt she was too young to be cast alongside Armie Hammer.

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