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Jack the Giant Killer: Nicholas Hoult Has a Super Green Thumb

Shannon Vestal — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:52:23 PST

Between the enthralling series Once Upon a Time and the awesome-looking upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman, I'm really digging Hollywood's obsession with fairy tales. So it's a great time to show off the trailer for Jack the Giant Killer, which takes a crack at classic story Jack and the Beanstalk. Nicholas Hoult plays Jack, a young farm boy who gets his hands on some magic beans, of which he's warned, "whatever you do, don't get them wet." Naturally, he gets them wet immediately, causing a beanstalk to shoot up from the earth into the heavens - and a fairly ornery giant to show up, and it's up to Jack to save the princess from it.

Director Bryan Singer appears to give us all the CGI we can handle to show the giant and the beanstalk's crazy growth, and I'm kind of excited for the blockbuster-y take on the fairy tale. I'm also a fan of Hoult, so I'm happy to see him in this film, as well as Ewan McGregor, who pops up as a knight in shining armor (though if you blink, you might miss him). See what you think when you watch the trailer after the jump.

Buzz News Roundup, 1/7

BuzzSugar — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:30:23 PST

Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys, and Jennifer Hudson all racked up both acting and singing nominations for the NAACP Image Awards. - AP
Kelsey Grammer will star in a new ABC comedy pilot about a Wall Street executive who loses his job and has to move back to his hometown. Hilarious! - The Hollywood Reporter
Garrett Hedlund will star in Disney's Tron movie, the studio's sequel to the 1982 cult classic. - ComingSoon
Speaking of Disney, the studio has set McG to direct its family film, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo. - Variety
CBS's Rules of Engagement will return to TV on Monday, March 2. - The Futon Critic
Taylor Swift notches her fifth non-consecutive week atop The Billboard 200 with "Fearless." - Billboard
Scrubs janitor Neil Flynn will star opposite Patricia Heaton in the sitcom pilot The Middle. - TV Guide
There's lots of haggling going on over ER producer John Wells's next show, Police. - Variety
D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) will direct Jack the Giant Killer, a drama that takes an adult look at the Jack and the Beanstalk legend. - ComingSoon

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Rewind: Award Season Is in Full Swing

BuzzSugar — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:05:00 PST

Award season is heating up with a series of nomination announcements, starting with the Critics' Choice list, the SAG award nominations and the Golden Globe noms, which we had plenty to say about.
Is it hot in here? We showed you the hottest shirtless pictures from this year's movies, including Ryan Gosling and Henry Cavill.
We supplemented your reading list by letting you know about 14 books you should read before they become movies or TV shows.
Pucker up! From the sweet to the sexy, we gave you the best TV kisses of 2011.
We debated whether Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 or Breaking Dawn Part 1 was the better film.
Tom Cruise does his best rock star impression in the star-studded Rock of Ages trailer.
We got an early look at 2012 Summer blockbusters with a host of trailer releases, including Men in Black 3, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, and Jack the Giant Killer.
HBO assured us that Winter is, in fact, still coming in the trailer for Game of Thrones season two.
Hot new posters showed up on the scene, like the dark one-sheet for The Amazing Spider-Man and the intense new poster for The Hunger Games.
We oohed and ahhed over the first pictures of Leonardo DiCaprio and friends in The Great Gatsby.