Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a 2013 American fantasy horror film that stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as the siblings from the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" who are now grown up and work together to exterminate witches for hire. The film is written and directed by Tommy Wirkola. The film also stars Famke Janssen and Peter Stormare as the supporting cast.

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTommy Wirkola
Written byTommy Wirkola
Based on"Hansel and Gretel"
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Bonvillain
Edited byJim Page
Music byAtli Örvarsson
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25) (United States)
  • February 28, 2013 (2013-02-28) (Germany)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million
Box office$226.3 million

In 2010, after being approached by Gary Sanchez Productions, Wirkola pitched the film to Paramount Pictures. Renner was cast as Hansel in September 2010 whilst the role of Gretel was planned for Noomi Rapace before Arterton's casting in January 2011. Principal photography began in March 2011, taking place at Babelsberg Studio in Germany. Filming concluded in June that year. Originally scheduled for release in March 2012, the film was delayed to allow additional time to shoot a post-credits scene with Renner.

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters was theatrically released in the United States on January 25, 2013. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, particularly for what they saw as its weak script and gratuitous violence, the film was a box-office hit, grossing $226 million worldwide against a production budget of $50 million.

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