Rupert Miles Sanders is an English film director. He has directed the films Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Ghost in the Shell (2017). In 2021, he directed the pilot episode of the Apple TV+ science fiction series Foundation.
Sanders in 2012
Snow White and the Huntsman
Snow White & the Huntsman is a 2012 American fantasy film based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" compiled by the Brothers Grimm. The directorial debut of Rupert Sanders, it was written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini, from a screen story by Daugherty. The cast includes Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, and Bob Hoskins in his final film performance. In the film's retelling of the tale, Snow White grows up imprisoned by her evil stepmother, Queen Ravenna, a powerful sorceress. After Snow White escapes into the forest, Ravenna enlists Eric the Huntsman to capture her, but he becomes her companion in a quest to overthrow Ravenna.
Theatrical release poster
Theron and Stewart at Wondercon 2012 in Anaheim, California in March 2012
Hemsworth at the Snow White & the Huntsman movie premiere, Sydney in June 2012
Stewart at the Snow White & the Huntsman premiere, Sydney in June 2012