Robert Emms and Nathan Lane Join Relativity Media's 'Snow White'

Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 5:41 pm ET

Relativity Media has added two more actors to its already impressive cast for its yet-to-be-titled Snow White film. I make the distinction because Universal is also adapting the famous fairy tale, starring Kristen Stewart. Relativity?s version, described as an ?adventure comedy,? already has Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, and Armie Hammer as (respectively) Snow White, the evil queen, and Prince Alcott. Now, Nathan Lane will play the queen?s servant Brighton, and up-and-coming theater star Robert Emms will play Alcott?s valet Renbock.

Both Lane and Emms have experience in crossing over between theater and film: Lane has starred in The Producers both on Broadway and the silver screen, and Emms will appear in Steven Spielberg?s big-budget adaptation of War Horse, the play that made him a breakout star.

Director Tarsem Singh helmed the upcoming film Immortals; it seems that adapting familiar tales is becoming a pattern for him. The Relativity press release promises that the Snow White movie will be ?filled with jealousy, romance, and betrayal? ? so, hopefully an update of the admittedly sweet but dry Disney version. No word yet on who will play the Seven Dwarves.

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