Mxyzptlk and Superman.Īlso, my Darth Vader character, Orion, is not necessarily evil, and is actually being forced to act as Ares's general. Jack will even have his own Yoda in the form of Rumpelstiltskin, however, Rumpelstiltskin will be an enigmatic character who pops in on occasional to give Jack his own tests, sort of like Mr. Snow White and Rose Red will be Winter and Spring, with Summer and Autumn being the other two. Overview A giant beanstalk brings Jack to a land in the clouds filled with snarling, evil beasts. I am also thinking of using the four seasons for inspiration for these four. Available on iTunes Jack must protect life at ground level from the monstrous creatures descending a giant beanstalk to cause havoc. Jack the Giant Killer (2013) PG (US) Action, Adventure, Fantasy 1h 27m User Score Play Trailer Jack went up the beanstalk, and brought down Hell. Jack will be joined by different characters from fairy tales, namely characters based off Snow White, Rose Red/Beauty, The Huntsman and The Beast, just with different names (I'm thinking of using Greek names for the Snow White and Rose Red/Beauty characters and at least one Norse name for the Huntsman's name, and turning beast into more of a berserker than an actual beast. This family tree will be used to not only explain that Jack is descended from a line of superheroes but why the weapons and equipment he uses is similar to the ones used by Perseus. In my version Jack, or Jack Spriggins, is the son of the Jack from Jack the Giant Killer, who is the son of Artegall and Britomart from Edmund Spenser's the Faerie Queene, and Artegall in turn is descended from Perseus. Before Jack slays the giant, another man claiming to be Apollo gives one of his followers, Orpheus, some magic beans that will help identify the one the prophecy spoke of. There is a prophecy stating that a young boy who has slain a giant will become the hero to stop Ares. This is a continuation of Jack and the Beanstalk.Ī man claiming to be Ares begins waging war on humanity, using a man named Orion as his general. And even though the similarities can still be seen, it is its own story. I began by using characters from different fairy tales, myths and fables to fill in the roles of various characters from the original trilogy. This story started off as a fairy tale homage to Star Wars.