See the exclusive trailer of Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton
By Genna Patterson
Hansel and Gretel are all grown up in this new action-packed horror/fantasy movie Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Hansel is played by the Oscar nominated Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker and The Bourne Legacy), while Gretel is played by Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Quantum of Solace).
The story follows the siblings, grown up and looking for witches blood and revenge after their near murder as children at the hands of an evil witch. However, the witches are on to them, and are planning to stop them killing off their coven once and for all.
The film was shot in Germany and was delayed for ten months so that Renner could complete his work on The Avengers and The Bourne Legacy. The director is Tommy Wirkola, a Norwegian filmmaker who thought of the idea to make a movie of the fairytale with the siblings as adults when he was in film school. Famke Janssen (Nip Tuck, X-Men) plays Muriel the witch.
JOE will post our exclusive interview with the lovely Gemma Arterton next week. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters will be released February 27 nationwide.
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