Snow White And The Huntsman has its prince

Star-on-the-rise Sam Claflin has been cast as the prince in Snow White And The Huntsman .

Amid rumours that Chris Hemsworth is currently the favourite to play the titular huntsman (in lieu of Hugh Jackman), Claflin is the first actor cast since Kristen Stewart was announced as Snow White.

Claflin is fast becoming a young actor to watch, having scored a lead role in upcoming fourquel Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides .

He’s also booked in to star in The Seventh Son with Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore before Huntsman starts filming this autumn.

This new version of Snow White also stars Charlize Theron as the evil queen, with the story following Snow White escaping the queen’s clutches and encountering the huntsman.

Snow White And The Huntsman opens 21 December, 2012.

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