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First Look: Renner and Arterton Are 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'

by Ethan Anderton
December 2, 2011

Keep an eye out next Thursday for the first trailer for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, but in the meantime, our first look at the Paramount Pictures film starring Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers) and Gemma Arterton (Clash of the Titans, Prince of Persia) as the titular siblings and they look pretty bad-ass. Directed by Tommy Wirkola, the film sees Hansel and Gretel grown up as full-time killers whose targets are witches like the one who terrorized them at a young age. And with producers like Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, this should be quite a story to behold early next year. See the photo below!

Here's Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters from EW:

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is directed by Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) who also wrote the script with freshman screenwriter Dante Harper. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton play the sibling duo who have grown up to become notorious killers of witches like the one who terrorized them as children. Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare and Zoe Bell also star in the film being produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell through their Gary Zanchez banner. Paramount will release the film into theaters on March 2nd, 2012.

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From around the web:

Goldman

Gemma Arterton is so gorgeous and sexy. She's a very talented actress. It'll be an incredible performance, just wonderful.
grimjob

Dead Snow was incredibly enjoyable. I hope this is as well. But with McKay and Ferrell producing, is this supposed to mix comedy in? I hope not, I would rather this be a serious badassfest!
- http://www.firstshowing.net/ Ethan Anderton
  
  I think there's supposed to be some dark comedy, but nothing like what we're used to seeing from Ferrell and McKay. They just liked the script so much and they wanted to make sure it actually got made.
  - grimjob
    
    Alright, I can dig that. God knows I love dark comedy.
http://twitter.com/Nielsen700 M.K. Nielsen

Norwegian director. I'm in.
Xerxexx

Nice.
- Anonymous
  
  Agreed.
http://twitter.com/lilypads Anika

Completely on board with this.
Davidbryan949

wat the hell is this? a van helsing looking movie??
Dennis Eikenkoetter

a serious movie with character named hansel and gretel? im german and nobody is named hansel here so it should mix fun, every other attempt would seem awful
Rosalee

LOL............Oh gee a screen version of GRIMM or Once Upon A Time What is this la la land obsession for fairy tales??
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Robert-Wilson/100000792114894 Robert Wilson
  
  What do you expect from a culture who enjoy watching fantasy-horror, ghost hunters and zombie flicks?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Robert-Wilson/100000792114894 Robert Wilson

No offense but it looks like something that's going to be canceled either before the season 1 finale or the season 1 finale will become the series finale.
- The_Kid89
  
  It's not a tv show, you do know that right?