'Social Network' star Armie Hammer joins Relativity's Snow White remake

Julia Roberts already cast in Tarsem Singh-directed update

By Dave Lewis Saturday, Mar 26, 2011 3:31 PM

Armie Hammer

Credit: Sony Pictures

Armie Hammer, who played the litigious Winklevoss twins -- or "Winklevi" -- in "The Social Network," has landed a royal role. He'll play Prince Andrew Alcott in Relativity's upcoming untitled Snow White adaptation, based on the original Brothers Grimm story.

Hammer is joining the previously announced Julia Roberts in the film to be directed by Tarsem Singh ("Immortals," "The Cell"). It was scripted by Melissa Wallack ("Meet Bill") and Jason Keller ("Machine Gun Preacher").

Universal is also ramping up a take on the Snow White story ("Snow White and the Huntsman"), with Kristen Stewart ("Twilight") and Charlize Theron already cast. Viggo Mortensen, who was to play the hunstman, recently dropped out of that film.

The Relativity film, co-produced by Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour") is scheduled to be released June 29, 2012.

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Dave Lewis has been a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and editor for nearly ten years. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to L.A. in 1996 to attend USC, before working for various periodicals and web sites including a lengthy stint at Variety.com. He joined the HitFix staff in 2011.