"Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters" Brazilian Theatrical Poster
MOVIE: AICN has posted the first image from Tommy Wirkola’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, a dark and action-packed take on the classic fairy tale. The film stars Jeremy Renner (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) and Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) as the titular brother and sister duo, who are now all grown up and hunting witches as a daytime job.
Director Wirkola is most famous for his Norwegian zombie movie Dead Snow, in which a group of vacationing friends ran afoul of undead Nazis. Perhaps he can succeed where Terry Gilliams’ The Brothers Grimm failed and deliver a fresh, modern take on an old fairy tale.
Updates: Dark Horizons notes the film has now been delayed indefinitely. Looks like it’s been pushed back to January 11, 2013. Watch the stylish and action-packed first trailer, courtesy of Apple Quicktime. Feast your eyes on a new Red Band trailer and poster. Introducing the Brazilian poster.
BREAKING NEWS: The new Red Band trailer is now available, courtesy of Collider.
It will be difficult for me to suspend my disbelief and enjoy this grown up version of Hansel and Gretel, so I guess I’ll skip it. Nothing against J L Renner. He was great in Bourne Legacy but he’s a bit too “grown” for this role. 🙂