Ever wondered what happened to Hansel & Gretel after all the business with the gingerbread house was over? Director Tommy Wirkola did…
Joining the dubious company of Beastly and Red Riding Hood in the recent flurry of grown-up fairy tale films comes Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner as the adult versions of the titular kids.
Fifteen years after their encounter with the gingerbread house, Hansel & Gretel are back as a duo of witch-fighting warriors, looking to cleanse the forests of evil old ladies living in bungalows made out of cake. Arterton has said of the film, “It’s kind of got a Quentin Tarentino
feel”, adding that Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola’s take on the story is “very, very dark, and bloodthirsty”. A Tarantino-esque, violent fairy tale starring a Bond Girl and him off The
American fashion movies 2012 ? Oh go on then, it can’t be worse than The Brothers Grimm, can it?
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters comes to UK cinemas in March, take a look at the very first image below.
