2012 is shaping up to be quite the battle of the fairytales. Not only do we have the Kristen Stewart led Snow White And The Huntsman, Julia Robert’s Mirror, Mirror, Pixar’s highland-based Brave and Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner’s Hansel And Gretel: Witchhunters, but we’ve got Nicholas Hoult going up against some formidable foe in Jack The Giant Killer .

X-Men director Bryan Singer looks back on top form in this CG heavy medieval romp; no doubt we’ll be treated to the blinkiest in 3D technology when it opens here in June of next year. The story follows reluctant hero Jack, who gets into rather a pickle when some magic beans left in his position unleash a mighty beanstalk…

Oh Nicolas Hoult, with your lovely innocent face that’s just a bit too long. Like a horse mixed with a smurf, aren’t you Nicholas Hoult? Anyway, Giant Killer looks to be damn good fun, and with Singer at the helm we can at least expect epic CG sequences and pacy, pithy action. But will it outdo Stewart and her dark take on Snow-White? Only time will tell…