Back in January, there was some concern that the Snow White And The Huntsman prequel – simply called The Huntsman – would be rather lacking in the dwarfular department thanks to story directions and scheduling issues. Good news on that front! Nick Frost, who played Nion in the first film, will be back for this one, with Sheridan Smith, Rob Brydon and Alexandra Roach also signing on{
This news signals that the likes of Ian McShane, Ray Winston, Johnny Harris, Eddie Marsan and Brian Gleeson are unlikely to return, though we’re counting none of them out given the change in Frost’s status.
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is handling directorial chores for this one, which finds Chris Hemsworth’s title character in the years before he first met Snow, and his early encounters with Charlize Theron’s beguiling, dangerous Ravenna. Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain are also set for the film, which will be out on April 22 next year.
Smith, an accomplished actress and singer, was last seen in The Harry Hill Movie and has TV Movies Flack and The C-Word set to hit screens this year. Brydon is on screens next week, with a small role in Cinderella, plus a part in HBO’s political comedy The Brink. And Roach, who shared the screen with Frost in** Cuban Fury**, is part of police comedy drama No Offence.