Huffington Magazine Issue 39 | Page 88

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With each word that you are
writing about this movie, are you
liking it less and less? Well, when I
see it written out like this ... but,
I swear, while I was watching the
movie (sans the first 25 minutes),
I enjoyed it.

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How is this possible? The cast is
charming — especially McGregor,
whom I haven’t seen smile this
much since shooting wrapped on
Revenge of the Sith.

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Is Jack the Giant Slayer surprisingly violent? It’s certainly
not gory, but giants routinely pick

25 QUESTIONS

up human beings and eat them
like Twix bars.

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How are the visual effects in Jack
the Giant Slayer? Not counting the opening animated exposition
segment, pretty great. The beanstalk,
in particular, looks fantastic.

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Given your fascination with this
beanstalk, if it called you right
now on the phone and asked you on a
date, would you go? Yes. I mean, a
fictional beanstalk just made a
phone call — who wouldn’t go?
How many times during this piece did you
write the former title of this movie, Jack
the Giant Killer, by accident?
Three times.

HUFFINGTON
03.10.13

Left t o right:
Ian McShane
as King
Brahmwell,
Ewan
McGregor
as Elmont,
Eleanor
Tomlinson
as Isabelle
and Nicholas
Hoult as
Jack.