According to THR Warner Bros. has pushed Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer back from June 15, 2012 to March 22, 2013. No reason has been given, but June 2012 is looking rather busy with Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Brave and G.I. Joe: Retaliation all hitting within weeks of each other, so the move may have been to avoid Giant Killer getting swamped.

You can watch the recently released trailer below:

The studio has also moved the Tom Cruise musical Rock Of Ages into Killer’s old slot (June 15), and have taken Arthur & Lancelot off their release schedule entirely having previously been aiming for March 15, 2013. The reimagining of the King Arthur legend, starring Kit Harington and Joel Kinnaman, has been having budget issues and the studio has asked director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) to make cuts. THR say the movie isn’t dead, but Dobkin and the studio are trying to get around or below $100m from $130m.

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Warner Bros. has unveiled our first look at Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer in the form of a teaser trailer. Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class) leads the film as a young farmer called Jack who has to rescue a princess (Eleanor Tomlinson) who is kidnapped by giants.

From the trailer it’s clear Singer has stuck with the main beats from the Jack and the Beanstalk folktale people are familiar with, but with added elements. There are some epic looking battles teased and great landscape shots, but nothing to get too excited about at the moment.

Watch below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

Jack the Giant Killer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

Ian McShane will play King Brahmwell, “who is none too thrilled about a union between his daughter and a farmer boy.” Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) is playing a villain who is “an advisor to the king with designs on usurping power” while Bill Nighy will play a two-headed giant called Fallon. Nighy will play the big head while voice actor John Kassir will play the small one. Ewan McGregor will play the leader of the king’s elite guard who helps the fight against the giants.

Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) wrote the script, and Warner Bros. will release the film June 2012.

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Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer is now filming in London, with Warner Bros. aiming to release the film June 15, 2012. We’ve known for a while that Eleanor Tomlinson plays a princess who is kidnapped, and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class) plays a young farmer called Jack who has to rescue her.

Now, to mark the start of production, Warner Bros. have provided more details on the plot in the form of a press release.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Jack the Giant Killer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

Ian McShane will play King Brahmwell, “who is none too thrilled about a union between his daughter and a farmer boy.” Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) is playing a villain who is “an advisor to the king with designs on usurping power” while Bill Nighy will play a two-headed giant called Fallon. Nighy will play the big head while voice actor John Kassir will play the small one. Ewan McGregor will play the leader of the king’s elite guard who helps the fight against the giants.

Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, The Wolverine) has written the script, and Singer will also shoot parts of the movie in Iceland.

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Warner Bros. has set the release date for Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer for June 15, 2012. There is no direct competition as of yet (other than Adam Sandler comedy I Hate You Dad), but it has Ridley Scott’s Prometheus hitting screens a week before, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter released a week after on June 22nd.

In the movie the princess (Eleanor Tomlinson) is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer, to be played by Nicholas Hoult, is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hope of rescuing her.

Ian McShane will play King Brahmwell, “who is none too thrilled about a union between his daughter and a farmer boy.” Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) is playing the villain who is “an advisor to the king with designs on usurping power” while Bill Nighy will play a two-headed giant called Fallon. Nighy will play the big head while voice actor John Kassir will play the small one. Ewan McGregor will play the leader of the king’s elite guard who helps the fight against the giants.

Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, The Wolverine) has written the script, and Singer will begin shooting in July in London and Iceland.

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Ian McShane, who will next be seen as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, has joined the cast of Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer. According to Heat Vision McShane will play King Brahmwell, “who is none too thrilled about a union between his daughter and a farmer boy.”

In the movie the princess (Eleanor Tomlinson) is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer, to be played by Nicholas Hoult, is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hope of rescuing her.

Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) is playing the villain who is “an advisor to the king with designs on usurping power” while Bill Nighy will play a two-headed giant called Fallon. Nighy will play the big head while voice actor John Kassir will play the small one. Ewan McGregor will play the leader of the king’s elite guard who helps the fight against the giants.

Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, The Wolverine) has written the script, and Singer will begin shooting in July in London and Iceland.

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According to Deadline 19 year old English actress Eleanor Tomlinson has landed the role of Princess Isabella in Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer.

Tomlinson has been acting in films since she was 12, and had small roles in The Illusionist, Angus Thong and Perfect Snogging and more recently, Alice in Wonderland.

In the movie the princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer, to be played by Nicholas Hoult, is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hope of rescuing her.

Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) is playing the villain who is “an advisor to the king with designs on usurping power” while Bill Nighy will play a two-headed giant called Fallon. Nighy will play the big head while voice actor John Kassir will play the small one. Ewan McGregor will play the leader of the king’s elite guard who helps the fight against the giants.

Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, The Wolverine) has written the script, and Singer will begin shooting in July in London and Iceland.

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According to Heat Vision Ewan McGregor, best known for his roles in the Star Wars prequels and Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting, is in negotiations to join the cast of Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer. McGregor will play the leader of the king’s elite guard who helps the fight against the giants.

In the movie a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer, to be played by Nicholas Hoult, is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hope of rescuing her. The role of the princess has yet to be cast, however Australian actress Adelaide Kane and Eleanor Tomlinson (Alice in Wonderland) are both said to be in contention.

Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) is playing the villain who is “an advisor to the king with designs on usurping power” while Bill Nighy will play a two-headed giant called Fallon. Nighy will play the big head while voice actor John Kassir will play the small one.

Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, The Wolverine) has been re-working the script over recent months, and Singer will begin shooting in July in London and Iceland.

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Nicholas Hoult, British star of About a Boy, and playing Beast in X-Men: First Class, is in negotiations to star as the title character in Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer.

Apparently Hoult emerged as the lead throughout the testing process. Singer is also producer on X-Men: First Class, so witnessed Hoult’s work from there. Hoult also appeared in A Single Man and in the TV show Skins (the UK version).

A little snippet of plot from Deadline, who have the exclusive:

Jack the Giant Killer is a scary revisionist take on the Jack and the Beanstalk mythology and Hoult will play a farmer who leads an expedition into the giants’ kingdom to rescue a kidnapped princess. Bill Nighy, Stanley Tucci and John Kassir were recently cast.

I’m a huge fan of both Nighy and Tucci, and can’t wait to see them. I’m not so familiar with Hoult though, so can’t really speak out on him. This “dark fairytale” thing is repeating itself a lot recently (various adaptations of Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, etc. are floating about, and none of them sound great to be honest), but I hope Singer’s has some more originality about it. The first two X-Men movies and the intelligence of The Usual Suspects give me some hope.

After X-Men: First Class, Hoult will be seen in Fury Road, the Mad Max prequel which will film next year, also starring Thomas Hardy and Charlize Theron.

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Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer is gearing up for filming and now has its first official cast members. According to Heat Vision Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones, Captain America) is playing the villain who is “an advisor to the king with designs on usurping power.”

Bill Nighy, who was last seen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, will play a two-headed giant called Fallon. Nighy will play the big head while voice actor John Kassir will play the small one.

In the movie a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hope of rescuing her. Kick-Ass actor Aaron Johnson and Nicholas Hoult who plays Beast in X-Men: First Class are the top contenders to play the farmer, and we can expect to hear an official announcement regarding that role soon.

Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, The Wolverine) has been re-working the script over recent months, and Singer will begin shooting in July in London and Iceland.

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Bleeding Cool recently discovered a message by director Bryan Singer (X2 and Superman Returns) on a web forum for the upcoming Red EPIC camera, and in the message he mentions that as well as shooting Jack the Giant Killer in 3D, he will also be doing something different with the lighting.

Here’s his full post:

I’m very much looking forward to using the EPIC Red for my next movie Jack the Giant Killer which will be shot in, what else, 3D. The camera’s incredibly compact size and extraordinary resolution are ideal for the 3D format.

But more importantly Jack the Giant Killer is my first movie set in a time before electricity. The EPIC’s extraordinary exposure latitude will allow me to more effectively explore the use of natural light.

Singer has always used Newton Thomas Sigel as his cinematographer so it will give him something else to work with.

In the movie a princess is kidnapped, threatening a long-standing peace between men and giants. A young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants’ kingdom in hope of rescuing her. Kick-Ass actor Aaron Johnson and Nicholas Hoult who plays Beast in X-Men: First Class are the top contenders to play the farmer.

Filming on Jack the Giant Killer was originally set to begin this July, but they soon realized more time was needed to figure out the visual effects (as there will be a lot of them) so Warner Bros. pushed filming back to early 2011. In the meantime Singer had his regular writer Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, The Wolverine) re-work the script.

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