Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Timing: 1:28 (88 min)

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Release date

2013-01-17

Country

United States, Germany

Production

Paramount, Studio Babelsberg, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MTV Films, Gary Sanchez Productions, Deutscher Filmförderfonds

Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Action

Budget

$50 000 000

Revenue

$226 349 749

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Director

Tommy Wirkola

Actors

Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Pihla Viitala, Derek Mears, Robin Atkin Downes, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Joanna Kulig, Thomas Mann, Peter Stormare
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Scenario

Tommy Wirkola

Producer

Beau Flynn, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin J. Messick, Tommy Wirkola, Denis L. Stewart, Tripp Vinson, Chris Henchy

Operator

Michael Bonvillain

Composer

Atli Örvarsson

Artist

Audition

Deborah Aquila, Jennifer L. Smith, Tricia Wood

Editing

Jim Page
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• The film is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" (Hänsel und Gretel, 1812).
• Diane Kruger, Eva Green, and Noomi Rapace were initially considered for the role of Gretel.
• In an interview at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Famke Janssen stated that she agreed to the role of the witch leader because she needed to pay off debts. Janssen repeatedly mentioned, starting in 2007, that she was preparing the film "Bad Mommy" (2011), where she debuted as a director/screenwriter. The film's funding and distribution experienced difficult times, partly due to the 2008 economic crisis. Moreover, she had barely appeared in any films during that period.
• In the scene with images of missing children on milk bottles, the first one features the famous painting by Pinturicchio, "Portrait of a Boy".
• The film is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” (Hänsel und Gretel, 1812).
• In an interview at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Famke Janssen stated that she agreed to the role of the witch leader because she needed to pay off debts. Janssen repeatedly mentioned, starting in 2007, that she was preparing the film “Bad Mommy” (2011), where she debuted as a director/screenwriter. The film's funding and distribution went through difficult times, partly due to the 2008 economic crisis. She also hadn't appeared in many films during that period.
• In a shot featuring the faces of missing children on milk bottles, the first one displays the famous painting by Pinturicchio, “Portrait of a Boy.”