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-During filming Kristen Stewart accidentally punched co-star Chris Hemsworth in the face giving him a black eye. That take is used in the film.
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-Is one of very few film version of the Snow White tale where most of the dwarfs aren't played by actual dwarfs, but rather uses technical tricks to make the actors appear smaller in size. This caused some heavy criticism from little people in the trade, like actor Warwick Davis, who publicly compared this to if someone attempted to "black up" a white actor for a role as a black character.
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-Charlize Theron said that the hardest thing for her was walking in the dress she wore when she married King Magnus. The corset was incredibly uncomfortable and she was almost hunched over by the time she made it to the altar.
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-Evan Daugherty cited Hayao Miyazaki's Princesse Mononoké (1997) as the main reference and inspiration for the film. The white stag that Snow White encounters in Sanctuary is a direct nod to Miyazaki.
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Lily Collins auditioned for the lead role but lost to Kristen Stewart. She was later cast in the other Snow White movie, Blanche Neige (2012).
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-Charlize Theron tore a stomach muscle while shooting a scene which required her to scream very loud.
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-For months, Viggo Mortensen was in talks to star as the Huntsman, but negotiations fell through and Mortensen dropped out.
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-Production of the film was temporarily shut down in October 2011 after Kristen Stewart tore a ligament in her thumb during an attack scene with the dwarves. Stewart also suffered from a foot injury sustained on set.
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-Rather than using a wig, actor Sam Spruell's real strawberry blonde hair was cut & styled into Finn's distinctively unpleasant pageboy haircut for the duration of filming. It was bleached, cut, and his hairline was shaved back under the fringe. He describes it as "fine for the film, but horrible for civilian life."(Tu m'étonnes...)
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-Several of the Dwarves are named for the trees of the Celtic Tree Calender commonly used by those who follow Celtic Pagan traditions. Beith- Birch Coll- Hazel Duir- Oak Gort- Ivy Muir- Vine Nion- Ash
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-The final cinema role of Bob Hoskins before announcing his retirement.
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-Charlize Theron dropped out from J. Edgar (2011) to do this movie.
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-Director Rupert Sanders' insistence on realism in scale meant minimal miniature model work. The huge castle in the enchanted forest, for example, took 6 months to construct. The gigantic trebuchet, consisting of a metal skeleton interior and wooden exterior, weighed 6.5 tons.
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-Ravenna's powers are based on the legend of Erszebet (or Elizabeth) Bathory, a 17th-century Transylvanian potentate who allegedly consumed the blood of murdered young girls in an attempt to rejuvenate herself.
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-The drops of blood at the beginning of the film are actually the director's real blood. Sanders felt the fake blood looked too unrealistic, so he pricked his finger to get the shot he wanted.
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-Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder were considered to play Ravenna, the Evil Queen.
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-Kristen Stewart admitted while filming the fight scenes that she had to overcome a fear of horses dating back to a mishap at nine-years-old in which she sustained a fractured elbow.
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-Dakota Fanning, Saoirse Ronan, Riley Keough, Alicia Vikander, Bella Heathcote, Selena Gomez, Emily Browning, Lily Collins and Felicity Jones were considered for the role of Snow White.
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-The directorial debut of 'Rupert Sanders (I)'.
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-Johnny Depp, Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender were considered to play Eric, The Huntsman.
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-After Viggo Mortensen passed on the movie, the role was offered to Hugh Jackman who also declined.
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Ravenna is also the name of an Italian city south of Venice, rich of precious architectural Byzantine art. The city was home to Italy's national poet Dante Alighieri, and was the capital of Italy in the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries. To an Italian audience this name may not sound as dark as it was meant to.
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-Kristen Stewart said she had little trouble with Snow's slightly aristocratic English accent with the exception of the prince's name "William."
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-Snow White rallies the troops before the final battle.This scene "borrows" iconic images of both sides of England and France's wars in the early 15th century.Her words paraphrase what English King HenryV allegedly said to rally his troops for battle at Agincourt in 1415,as speculated by William Shakespeare Her appearance is based on the French commander Sainte Jeanne Darc(Saint Joan of Arc)who turned the tide during the period of 1429-1431.
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-WILHELM SCREAM: When William shoots down one of the castle soldiers off of a bridge during the final castle battle, the soldier screams a Wilhelm scream as he falls. Oddly enough, William is a translation of Wilhelm.