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Jack the Giant Slayer Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Something giant is coming.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

May. 4, 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer

Release Date: Friday, March 1, 2013 Nationwide

Nicholas Hoult, Bryan Singer, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Neal H. Moritz, Christopher McQuarrie, David Dobkin, Darren Lemke, Eleanor Tomlinson, Michael Bomback

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 55 m

  • 3.8

79%

21%

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
A drama that takes an adult look at the Jack and the Beanstalk legend. When a princess is kidnapped, the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened. A young farmer is given an opportunity to lead a dangerous expedition to the giants' kingdom in hopes of rescuing her.
Action Adventure Fantasy

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Jack the Giant Slayer.

Crew Behind the Film

The Jack the Giant Slayer behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Bryan Singer last directed Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men: Apocalypse.

Producers
David Dobkin
Neal H. Moritz

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense scenes of fantasy action violence, somefrightening images and brief language
Runtime
1 hr, 55 m
Tagline
Something giant is coming.
Also known as
Jack the Giant Killer

Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Jack the Giant Slayer movie production.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Jack the Giant Slayer was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, March 1, 2013. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including Phantom, 21 and Over and The Last Exorcism Part 2. Additional information: 3D/2D; IMAX 3D.



Questions

What happened to the June 2012 release? Jun. 17, 2012

Warner Bros. Pictures pushed back the release to March 2013 to allow more time to effectively complete the film's special effects.

Jun. 18, 2012

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