Rupert Sander and Charlize Theron on the Snow White and the Huntsman set

One thing we all can agree on (well, for the most part) is that Snow White and the Huntsman is a visually-gorgeous and gritty take on the macabre fairy tale. Credit for that belongs in no small way to director Rupert Sanders, which explains why he remains a possible candidate to helm the developing Huntsman spinoff even after he made tabloid headlines with Kristen Stewart (SWATH‘s $400 million worldwide gross didn’t hurt either).

Universal wants to remove the toxic buzz that surrounds Sanders and the Snow White franchise, which is why the studio has floated projects like 90 Church – and now, the Van Helsing reboot starring Tom Cruise – as alternative films for him to direct next (instead of the Huntsman movie).

Sanders’ dark, grounded, take ...

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