Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bryan Singer
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz David Dobkin Bryan Singer Patrick McCormick Ori Marmur
Screenplay by	Darren Lemke Christopher McQuarrie Dan Studney
Story by	Darren Lemke David Dobkin
Starring	Nicholas Hoult Eleanor Tomlinson Stanley Tucci Ian McShane Bill Nighy Ewan McGregor
Music by	John Ottman
Cinematography	Newton Thomas Sigel
Edited by	John Ottman Bob Ducsay
Production company	New Line Cinema Legendary Pictures Original Film Big Kid Pictures Bad Hat Harry
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26) (Hollywood) March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$185–200 million
Box office	$197.7 million

Jack the Giant Slayer (previously titled Jack the Giant Killer) is a 2013 American heroic fantasy adventure film based on the British fairy tales "Jack the Giant Killer" and "Jack and the Beanstalk". The film is directed by Bryan Singer with a screenplay written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney and stars Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, and Ewan McGregor. The film tells the story of Jack, a young farmhand who must rescue a princess from a race of giants after inadvertently opening a gateway to their land in the sky.

Development of Jack the Giant Slayer began in 2005, when Lemke first pitched the idea. D. J. Caruso was hired to direct the film in January 2009, but in September of that year, Caruso was replaced by Singer, who hired McQuarrie and Studney to rework the script. The main characters were cast between February and March 2011, and principal photography began in April 2011 in England with locations in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Norfolk. Release of the film was moved back in post-production to allow more time for special effects and marketing.

Jack the Giant Slayer premiered on February 26, 2013 in Hollywood and was released theatrically in the United States on March 1, 2013 in 2D and 3D. The film received mixed reviews from critics and is considered a box office failure, losing between $125 million and $140 million for Legendary Pictures. Jack the Giant Slayer was released on home media on June 18, 2013.