The giants, however, have a thing for eating humans, so they see the beanstalks as a bridgehead to the human realm, and so they prepare for an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of grade A human.

Later, a coincidental encounter at Jack’s farm with the incognito Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson), who is on the run and looking for adventure, ends with her atop the suddenly grown beanstalk in a kingdom of giants, and Jack joining the rescue party led by the knight, Elmont (Ewan McGregor). Hijinks ensue and Jack ends up with nothing but a handful of beans given to him by a monk on the run. Jack (Nicholas Hoult) is a farmer dreaming of more, who is sent to the city in order to sell his uncle’s last horse and cart.

If you ask a bunch of people what they thought of Jack the Giant Slayer, be prepared to hear this often: “It was better than I thought it would be.” And in that backhanded compliment lies the truth.ĭirector Bryan Singer’s film is a loose (very, very loose) adaptation of two stories: the English fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk,” which tells the story of a boy named Jack who came across some magic beans that when grown lead to a giant’s kingdom, and the Arthurian story of “Jack the Giant Killer.” The film version takes both stories and throws them through the stereotypical Hollywood machine, thus exponentially increasing the explosion and destruction quota. Share (Left to Right): Ian McShane, Ewan McGregor, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Nicholas Hoult

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