Lily Collins: 'Snow White will be epic'

Lily Collins has described her role as Snow White in director Tarsem Singh's untitled adaptation of the classic fairy tale as "epic".

In April, the Blind Side star was cast as the lead in Singh's forthcoming film. She stars opposite Armie Hammer, who plays the prince, and Julia Roberts, who portrays the Evil Queen.

Collins said that she is thrilled to have landed the coveted role, confessing that working on the movie feels like a fairy tale itself.

"I keep saying to everyone I feel like I'm walking into a snow globe, a fairy tale, every single day," Collins told Entertainment Weekly. "It's so epic. I was part of a costume ball today, so you can only imagine the outfits."

The actress went on to describe her take on the character, claiming that her version of Snow White will not be a weakling.

"She's very much that fairy tale princess we've all read about in books," she explained. "She's been modernized in a way that she becomes a fighter in the end."

Game of Thrones star Sean Bean was recently cast in the role of Snow White's father.

Singh's Snow White is scheduled to open in cinemas on March 16, 2012.