Rupert Sanders has heaped praise on his leading lady Kristen Stewart.
The director teams up with the actress in Snow White and the Huntsman, where Stewart takes on the title role.
The movie is a dark take on the well known Snow White tale and sees Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron also on the cast list.
And Sanders admits that he enjoyed working on the movie with Stewart and says that she is incredibly good in the role.
Speaking to Collider the filmmaker said: "I think what I realized is that she’s such a good actor that everyone thinks she’s Bella Swan. They believe that that’s her.
"Obviously, an actor is playing a role. She is nothing like Bella. And, I got on really well with Kristen. It was great. As I was writing stuff, she was there.
"We had a lot of conversations, seeing through her eyes. We really hard on developing that character together. I was just amazed at her talent, really.
"She’s incredibly good at her craft. She’s incredibly instinctive. She’s incredibly intuitive. She will overcome fear, like no one I’ve met, when it comes to it.
"She didn’t really want to ride a horse. She had a bad horse-riding accident, as a kid. When you’re riding fast on a horse, with 200 others soldiers on horses riding behind you, through surf on a beach, that’s terrifying.
"She really went there. She crafted the accent, and it’s flawless. She’s a stunning actor.
Snow White and the Huntsman is the directorial debut for Sanders after kicking off his career in commercials.
Snow White and the Huntsman is released 1st June