Jack the Giant Killer, a re-telling of European myth and folklore, starring Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci and Ewan McGregor, is coming out summer 2012! Although you probably know the story by heart, I'll bet you didn't know it's biblical roots. Read on to learn where the story really comes from! History of Jack and the Beanstalk: The earliest printed edition which has survived is the 1807 book The History of Jack and the Bean Stalk, printed by ...