There is no question that Universal won’t be able to go from shooting (which starts in June) to release in ten months, so it looks like Relativity “wins” this release-date version of “Name That Tune.” Whether or not Relativity can make that release date remains to be seen.

If this spirited competition becomes de rigueur, we could see some Frankenstein movies this time next week. (Variety)

In case you haven’t committed the myriad Snow White movies to memory, Snow White and the Huntsman is the one with Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth as the titular characters, and Charlize Theron as the evil queen. The other movie, from Relativity Media, stars Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, and Armie Hammer. It’s not known if Relativity plans to respond by moving ITS movie up to before Snow White and the Huntsman, but I’m hoping that this race continues to the point where they attempt to beam the movies back in time. I guess we’d know now if they did that, though. (The Hollywood Reporter)

The film is already slated to star Armie Hammer, Julia Roberts, and Lily Collins. In the type of role that normally goes to Stanley Tucci, Lane will play the main servant to Roberts’ Evil Queen.  He’s reported to be loyal to her out of fear, so expect a lot of humble hunching over and skittering backwards out of the room. That’s textbook royal servant behavior. That and laying across puddles so the Monarch needn’t dampen their precious feet. (THR)

The other Snow White movie is set to have Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen. The Deadline article has a lot of information about which Snow White movie is more likely to get into production first, and what this would mean for the loser, etc. So depressing – there was a time when American Evil Queens united and did good work together, instead of facing off against one another like this. If you don’t believe me, look up some old “Hollywood Squares” clips on YouTube.

Earlier today we reported on talks that Universal is close to casting Kristen Stewart to play the lead in Snow White and the Huntsman. Not to be upstaged, even though she totally is getting upstaged, Julia Roberts is close to nabbing the part of the Evil Queen in The Brother’s Grimm: Snow White for Relativity Media. Directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell), this version of Snow White will be very dark, which does not distinguish it from the 400 other Snow Whites projects in any way. Oh, this one has a dragon for some reason. America does love dragons.

All the buzz is currently on the Kristen Stewart announcement today. Roberts can’t be ‘Mona Lisa Smiling’ about that. In a related story, I hear Roberts screams at a magic mirror in her house. Something about “I’m the fairest” and ”that bitch from Twilight” and then uncontrollable sobbing. (Cinema Blend)

With rival Snow White projects set up at Universal and Relativity, it was only a matter of time before the studios began their search to figure out who would play the mean, old bitch in their films. J.Lo being tied up as an “American Idol” judge has made this search a lot harder than it should be.

Universal has their eye on Charlize Theron to play the Evil Queen in Snow White And The Huntsman, and Relativity reportedly wants America’s sweetheart Julia Roberts to loan her trademark cackle to the role in Brothers Grimm: Snow White. Further casting rumors suggest that Michael Fassbender, Riley Keough, Felicity Jones, Bella Heathcote, or Alicia Vikander may join Huntsman. No dwarf casting has been mentioned yet, but Verne Troyer reportedly “likes his odds.” (Deadline and THR)