HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS Delayed Until 2013

HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS Delayed Until 2013

The action-adventure horror film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, which is based on the popular fairy tale, has been delayed for almost a year. Check out the new date...

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By WolvieCBM - Jan 09, 2012 04:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy





Well, this is not that surprising considering that other than one official still image, we haven't see anything else. But, thanks to Exhibitor Relations' tweet, it seems that Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, the 3D adaptation of the popular fairy tale has been delayed for almost a year. The previous date was March 2nd (two months from now), but the new release date is January 11th, 2013.




Directed by Tommy Wirkola, the cast includes Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Derek Mears and Peter Stormare, and it's little bit different take on the story, because this time Hansel and Gretel are now grown up bounty hunters dedicated to exterminating witches.

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Oarsis
Oarsis - 1/9/2012, 5:07 PM
Damn...I was hoping to see it soon, because of Gemma!
Sexy woman right there!

And Famke Janssen!

I think it sounds pretty good, story wise...
I hope it is!
headlopper
headlopper - 1/9/2012, 5:20 PM
Seems like Hollywood's putting an edgy twist on the classic fairy tales lately.

I can't wait to see 'Dumbo: The Angry Drunk'.
Oarsis
Oarsis - 1/9/2012, 5:22 PM
@headlopper...HAHA!

"Dumbo: The Angry Drunk"....I am an idiot. I laughed at that extremely hard!
headlopper
headlopper - 1/9/2012, 5:35 PM
@tweeeeenkies3- That's my job!

Next will be 'Porn-occhio: It's not just his nose that grows'. He's really popular with the ladies who like threesomes.
Oh, Hollywood...have you no humanity!

BTW, 'Once Upon A Time' was pretty interesting last night.
Good episode.
Oarsis
Oarsis - 1/9/2012, 5:39 PM
@headlopper...HAHA! The Blue Fairy can do wonders with the male *cough*....Well, you know where I am going with this one.

I really liked the 'Once Upon a Time' episode last night also.
I liked knowing how Mr. Gold got his powers! Plus, Emma became Sheriff!
Good for her...And, Red Riding Hood. Pretty hot.
Did you hear that Joanna Garcia is being signed on for The Little Mermaid in the show? I posted an article on here about it!
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 1/9/2012, 5:41 PM
Femke and Gemma. Damn didn't know Miss Janssen was in it too. Color me slightly excited. Probably catch the RedBox tho.
headlopper
headlopper - 1/9/2012, 5:43 PM
@tweeeeenkies3 - No. Is she hot? I gotta google her name. And where's your article; I'll read it.
Oarsis
Oarsis - 1/9/2012, 5:45 PM
@headlopper...She is quite cute!
I really like her as an actress...So even though she is a little old for the role, I am fine with it!

LINK:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fantasy_movies/news/?a=52408

There you go!
headlopper
headlopper - 1/9/2012, 5:45 PM
She kinda looks like 'Ariel' from the animated movie.
She's really cute.
Oarsis
Oarsis - 1/9/2012, 5:48 PM
@headlopper...Agreed!

Some people complained about the fact she is 32, and Ariel is 16...But, she looks so damn young!
And, it will just be a guest appearance...It does not really matter. Not to me atleast
headlopper
headlopper - 1/9/2012, 5:53 PM
Okay, my guilty pleasure's on in a couple of minutes:

"FEAR FACTOR" . I wonder what disgusting things they'll make them eat tonight!

Talk to you later!
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 1/9/2012, 6:45 PM
How the hell does a movie that was supposed to open 2 months from now get pushed back a whole year?What's that about?Whatever the problem was, they just now figured this out?

Looking at other sites, it seems Paramount may be attempting to capitalize on Renner's upcoming potential fame.Renner and Arterton are not very recognizable actors, and by next January, he'll have appeared in The Avengers and The Bourne Legacy within the last 7 months.By then he'll be a lot more recognizable.

An article I read said other studios had admitted to doing this.Most recently with the Weinstein company delaying the release of a film starring Tom Hardy until after The Dark Knight Rises opens.

Paramount just recently had a huge January opening with The Devil Inside, even though the film was panned universally.Maybe they're hoping this film will do the same(that's not to say it will be panned).
croniccris
croniccris - 1/9/2012, 7:12 PM
good there are to many movies coming out this year anyway...
SCURVYDOG619
SCURVYDOG619 - 1/9/2012, 8:36 PM
Meanwhile,Solomon Kane STILL does not have a US release date....
EarOne
EarOne - 1/10/2012, 1:44 AM
kinda makes sense...with the just released M: I-Ghost Protocol, both the upcoming The Avengers and Bourne Legacy, i think the studio might be worried that the audience might get fed up with Jeremy Renner in all these action flicks.

and he HAS, in my humblest opinion, been accepting a bit too many similar action roles in a row..which might just backfire and causes the audience to "reject" him, thus the movies he's in.

then again...the H&G movie might just not be ready for release.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 1/10/2012, 4:22 AM
Another twisted adaptation of classic fairy tale, and I can hardly care about this.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 1/10/2012, 9:46 AM
Grrr i'm annoyed!
Why do they have to push it back sooo LONG!?
:( I wanted to see this like, soon!


I think Renner was very miscast here.
I love Gemma though.
Bartman87
Bartman87 - 1/10/2012, 1:06 PM
You can expect the fairy tale movies with an edge to make money, everyone wants to get away from the Twilight crap now but still find a hit franchise package to bank on. So bring on something popular like fairy tales that no one in particular owns and can be recreated as you like.
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