Jack the Giant Slayer is a 2013 fantasy adventure directed by Bryan Singer . A modern reimagining of classic fairy tales like "Jack and the Beanstalk," the film stars Nicholas Hoult , Eleanor Tomlinson , and Ewan McGregor . It follows a young farmhand who inadvertently opens a gateway between the human world and a fearsome race of giants, leading to an epic battle to rescue a princess and save his kingdom. Movie Information Ewan McGregor