Are Kristen Stewart's Snow White days behind her? They very well may be, but not because anyone pulled a 180. Contrary to a report, Stewart has not been dropped from Universal's planned "Snow White and the Huntsman" sequel because the concept is being retooled to focus on Chris Hemsworth's Huntsman.

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Chris Hemsworth, left, Kristen Stewart and director Rupert Sanders on the set of "Snow White and the Huntsman."

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Rather, she was never officially attached to one to begin with. (And, for that matter, neither is Hemsworth, as yet.)

What's true is that the first film's scribe, David Koepp, is no longer working on a second film, sources confirmed to E! News Tuesday.

"We are exploring options to continue the franchise and no decisions have been made," added a rep for Universal Pictures. (E! and Universal are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)

But Stewart herself told us earlier this summer that, while she was down to reprise her role as the armor-wearing, sword-wielding, very un-Disney heroine, the best part about her situation was that -- unlike the case with "Twilight" -- she was not contractually obligated to do a sequel.

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"We don't have to do it," Stewart said at a "Snow White" sneak preview. "That's the coolest thing. There's no pressure. But to be able to expand on this would be awesome."

Of course, that was before the 22-year-old was caught kissing married "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders on camera.

So, though the last word from Sanders (pre-scandal) was only that he'd been approached about doing a second film, maybe now it's extra-cool for Stewart that she's not obligated to be in it.

-- Reporting by Marc Malkin

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"Snow White and the Huntsman" broke the spell of lackluster performances by many big-budget films this summer season at movie theaters, grabbing $56.3 million in its first weekend to top "Men in Black 3," according to studio estimates on Sunday.

The film, a dark and sometimes violent take on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, collected an additional $39.3 million in 45 international markets where it also opened this weekend.

The solid debut led Universal Pictures' "Snow White" to escape the fate of "Battleship," also distributed by Universal, and Warner Bros' vampire film "Dark Shadows," both of which fell victim to blockbuster "The Avengers."

"I'm very happy about it. The uniqueness of the campaign from the get-go made (the film) stand out as not just the quintessential fairy tale; it was telling a very different story," Nikki Rocco, president of domestic distribution at Universal Pictures, told Reuters.

"Men in Black 3," which opened last week, collected $29.3 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters to fall to the No. 2 position on U.S. and Canadian box office charts.

Starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as black-suited secret agents, together again for the first time since 2002, "MIB 3" ticket sales slipped by 58 percent from its opening weekend. It has collected $274.6 million in overseas markets since its release.

"Snow White and the Huntsman," which starred Kristen Stewart from box office hit "The Twilight Saga" vampire films, Oscar-winner Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth from "The Avengers," is the second film this year inspired by the classic fairy tale.

In March, "Mirror Mirror," starring Julia Roberts as the evil queen, failed to gain large audiences with $18 million on its first weekend and $62 million in domestic ticket sales.

Producers of that film rushed to beat "Snow White and the Huntsman" to the screen, changing their opening date from June to March.

"The filmmakers, producers and the talent knew how different this film would be. We had no concern whatsoever," said Rocco. "Mirror Mirror" was ... targeted to little girls. They tried to make a comedy of it. That's not what we were intending to do."

Hollywood experts had predicted that "Snow White and the Huntsman" would open with a relatively paltry $35 million in ticket sales, according to Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box office division of Hollywood.com.

The film, which was made for $170 million, needed $42 million in ticket sales over the weekend to break-even, according to analyst Tony Wible, managing director of Janney Montgomery Scott.

A film generally completes its run with three times its opening weekend gross, and its studio gets about half the ticket sales revenue. A film also generates revenue from home video and other sales after its theatrical run.

In its fifth week in theaters, "The Avengers" collection of Marvel superheros continued to flex its muscles, earning $20.3 million and taking the third position.

The film has taken in $552.7 million in domestic sales, so far, making it the third best-selling film in history, surpassing "The Dark Knight" and behind only "Avatar" and "Titanic."

Internationally, it has collected $1.4 billion, pulling ahead of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," and behind only "Avatar" and "Titanic" among movies with the largest worldwide ticket totals, according to Box Office Mojo.

"Battleship" continued to list at box offices, collecting $4.8 million and taking fourth on weekend charts. Produced for $209 million, the special effects-laden film starring Liam Neeson and singer Rihanna has grossed $290.1 million in worldwide ticket sales.

"The Dictator, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the heavily bearded, fictional despot Admiral General Aladeen, was fifth, commanding $4.7 million in its third week in theaters.

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Chris Hemsworth plays the Huntsman who's sent to kill Snow White (Kristen Stewart) but has second thoughts.

REVIEW:"Snow White and the Huntsman" hits theaters just two months after "Mirror Mirror," another big-screen live-action version of the Snow White tale. Was there a need for two such films? Having seen them both, I'd say there wasn't even a need for one.

"Mirror Mirror," with Julia Roberts as the evil queen and Lily Collins as Snow White, was slapsticky and forgettable. "Snow White and the Huntsman" goes the other way, staying as dark and grimy as possible while keeping to its PG-13 rating.

Kristen Stewart is Snow White, and refreshingly but oddly, she's no beauty queen. "Fairest of them all" often doesn't apply, as Stewart's Snow White is trapped in a castle tower for years, with no access to soap or, as one scene makes obvious, a fingernail brush. When she finally escapes the clutches of her evil stepmother (Charlize Theron), she flees into the dark woods and suddenly it's as if we're in an episode of "Game of Thrones," with swords and arrows, clashing armies, supernatural elements, hapless peasants and a blonde brother-sister duo who have a fairly weird relationship.

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Some of the Snow White elements seem just randomly thrown in -- the poisoned apple makes a brief appearance, and like her Disney predecessor, Snow White displays an uncanny friendship with the animals. No one expects the seven dwarves in a movie like this to be rosy-cheeked and Disneyfied, but as with the dwarves in "Mirror Mirror," they're indistinguishable and unmemorable. The film is so grim near the end that the few funny lines the dwarves deliver were greeted with raucous laughter from an audience aching for something entertaining.

This could have been Theron's movie, but aside from sucking the youth and beauty out of maidens (in a scene revealed in the trailers) and donning a cloak made of ravens, she doesn't have much to do. Her magic mirror starts out as a gold gong, and slowly drizzles into a guy who looks exactly like an Academy Award -- but the mirror plot device, so important in the Snow White mythos, is hardly touched on here.

Chris Hemsworth makes for a lively Huntsman, sent to kill Snow White but instead turning on the evil queen. He swings his axe with the same ease his Thor swings his hammer, and you're convinced he knows his way around an evil enchanted forest. Too bad the script didn't give him Kristen Stewart's awkwardly delivered Joan of Arc-esque speech near the film's end -- coming from him, it might have rung true.

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In the soon-to-be-released summer flick "Snow White and the Huntsman," actress Charlize Theron takes on the role of Queen Ravenna, the murderous stepmother to Kristen Stewart's not-so-simpering Snow White. In real life, Theron recently took on a very different mom role when she adopted her new son, Jackson. Theron stopped by TODAY Tuesday morning to dish about both parts.

As for that evil queen, early trailers revealed she's much darker than any version of the character that's made it to the big screen before, but Theron insists her Ravenna just goes back to the roots of the role.

"The original Brothers Grimm (story) has very, very dark tones," she explained. "It's darker than where we went with it. … I think that's the thing people are finding kind of a shock, because they think it's a girl's movie because it's a fairy tale. But it's really a kick-ass (film)."

It's also a film that Theron clearly takes pride in. But there's something else that she's even prouder of nowadays: How well she handles her favorite new-mom chore -- diaper duty.

"I love it!" she told TODAY's Ann Curry. "I've got to tell you, I'm available for other babies' diapers to be changed. … I can do it in my sleep now. I'm so good. … And as we were traveling, I had to buy diapers in different countries -- because he came on the press tour with me -- so I now know how to change a Japanese diaper, a Spanish diaper, an English diaper, (and a) German diaper. They all have little things (that are different). I'm like the diaper pro now!"

See more from the pro when "Snow White and The Huntsman" hits theaters Friday, June 1.

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Relaxing at home on Memorial Day? Two of our top three picks this week are television offerings that air on the holiday, and the third is a much-anticipated movie blockbuster. Here's our list.

MONDAY: 'Hatfields and McCoys'
The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, two real American families who once were friends, then turned to bitter enemies, is dramatized in the History Channel's first-ever scripted miniseries. Many of us only know the families' names as shorthand for "feuding neighbors," so it'll be interesting to learn some of the real reasons the two groups hated each other so much. Of course, there are romances interweaving the two clans, which only makes things more complicated. Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton lead the families, and the six-hour series spreads across three nights, beginning on Memorial Day. (Begins May 28, 9 p.m., History Channel.)

MONDAY: 'Hell and Back Again'
On Memorial Day, take time to remember those who have served and are serving our country overseas. "Hell and Back Again" tells the story of one man, Sgt. Nathan Harris, who was seriously wounded during a battle with the Taliban and came home to find that adjusting to the life he left behind may be just as difficult as anything that was asked of him in Afghanistan. Writes Roger Ebert, "(the film) builds to an emotional and stylistic power that we didn't see coming." (May 28, 10 p.m., PBS)

FRIDAY: "Snow White and the Huntsman"
This is not the "Snow White" you read as a child, or saw in the Disney film. "Snow White and the Huntsman" is a more violent, adult-aimed version of the fairy tale, and the trailer makes it look a little bit like HBO's bloody "Game of Thrones." Kristen Stewart of "Twilight" fame plays Snow White in battle armor and with sword in hand, with Charlize Theron a scarily murderous queen, and Chris Hemsworth of "Thor" fame as the Huntsman the queen forces to hunt Snow White down. "Mirror Mirror," which opened earlier this year, was the comic version of the Snow White tale, and this looks to be nothing like that.
(Opens June 1.)

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Kristen Stewart, left, and Charlize Theron in London on Monday.

Happy "SWATH" Day, Awful readers! If you tuned into the "Snow White and the Huntsman" premiere via the Facebook livestream this morning (can you believe the gorgeous setting?!), then you saw both Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron rock the enchanting green carpet. Aren't they just to die for?!

Although Char and Kris became fast friends on set, the Evil Queen and Snow White are fighting to the death in the flick, so it's only fair we have a little SWATH best-dressed competition, right?

Well, cue the "Breath of Life" soundtrack -- it's time for a "Snow White" fashion smackdown.

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Apparently, sheer details are the hottest "SWATH" trend, because both Charlize and Kristen donned dazzling dresses with peekaboo cutouts.

Charlize channeled her Evil Queen Ravenna in a long black Christian Dior dress with sheer detailing that almost exposed her breasts (how scandalous, no?). She wore her hair swept up into a perfectly slicked French twist and donned dangly jade green earrings to complete the look. Her smoky eyes and pale lips just screamed Evil Queen, and there's no doubt Charlize looked absolutely stunning. The only thing missing? Her thorny crown to complete the wickedly cool style!

Kristen also decided to rock a character-inspired look -- her black lace Marchesa gown with cascading train and beaded detailing made the badass actress look so friggin' pretty -- and we love the departure from her oft-casual style. And can we just talk about the sex appeal?! The usually Converse-clad K.Stew channeled her inner princess with this lacy fairy tale-inspired dress. The blinged-out back and the sheer-nude cutouts just prove Kristen knows how to make Snow White sexy.

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Like Charlize, Kristen also wore her hair in up in a bun, but she sported a messier style. We love the gold details woven through her bun (so fairy tale-esque), but the London breeze kept blowing Kristen's hair in her face! A slick style like Charlize's would have been much better with her Snow White-inspired look.

Our verdict? Kristen takes best dressed and Charlize takes best hair.

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There's a new twist on the classic tale of "Snow White" on the way in the action-packed and decidedly dark "Snow White and the Huntsman." But despite the blood and battles in the revamped story, one of the film's stars wouldn't quite agree with the dark description.

On Monday morning, Charlize Theron, the woman behind the even-eviler-than-before queen, and "Snow" herself, actress Kristen Stewart, stopped by TODAY to reveal their takes on the film.

"'Dark' is a dangerous word, maybe," Theron said of the feel of the film. "I think it's just a retelling that feels a little more grounded in reality. And yes it has darker tones to it, but I think more than that, it's just a great adventure -- a great epic-scale film."

For Stewart, the story might not seem as real, but it's just as compelling.

"You want to join the cause," she said of her character's quest. "Considering that it's a fairy tale based in a very unreal world, that says something about the characters."

The characters will have a chance to rally others to the cause more than once this year. "Snow White and the Huntsman" isn't the only modern twist on the tale that's on the way. Another production, "Mirror Mirror" starring on-screen queen Julia Roberts, will soon hit theaters.

Is there really room for two takes of the tale? Theron thinks so.

"I think these stories thematically bleed into a lot of stuff that is very relevant," the Oscar winner explained. "So I'm not shocked that we're having an outbreak of a lot of a lot of these classic fairy tales being retold.... There's a way to do them in different worlds. I think that's what the case is with ("Snow White"). I don't think Universal would have backed this film the way they have if they thought they we were playing to the same audience as that other one."

"Snow White and the Huntsman" opens in theaters nationwide June 1.

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Julia Roberts' version of the Snow White tale, "Mirror, Mirror," is more light-hearted than "Snow White and the Huntsman." By a factor of forever.

Two movies based on the "Snow White" fairy tale are on the way, and both now have trailers out. Both trailers focus on the Evil Queens, with Snow White pretty much an afterthought. Movie fans can weigh the differences and pick a favorite. I'm Team Huntsman, and not just because of Kristen Stewart -- Charlize Theron is all kinds of scary as the Queen.

"Snow White and the Huntsman" is due out in June.

Snow White: Kristen Stewart, looking all Joan of Arcy, proving a princess can be beautiful and also kick some butt.
Evil Queen: Deliciously creepy Charlize Theron, sucking down souls as if they were Cheetos and bathing in ... milk? paint? Wite-Out?
Huntsman: Chris "Thor" Hemsworth, getting all "Game of Thronesy" as he's forced to hunt Snow down
Bonus points for: Creepy liquid-human magic mirror, dwarves named Tiberius and Caesar.
Overall trailer vibe: Terrifying.

"Mirror, Mirror" is due out in March.

Snow White: Lily Collins, Phil's daughter, who does pick up a sword but would get cut in half by Stewart's Snow.
Evil Queen: A campy Julia Roberts, in giant gowns and a painful-looking waist-squeezer.
Prince: Armie Hammer, who gets turned into a dog, kind of, by a puppy-love potion.
Bonus points for: Dwarf makes "Scarface joke," cracks "Snow White? Snow Way!"
Overall trailer vibe: Zany.

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