With its cannibal witch character and ominous forest backdrop, "Hansel and Gretel" has always been a little twisted, but this weekend, Osgood Perkins and Orion Pictures invite viewers into theaters to witness an even darker take on the Grimm fairy tale with Gretel & Hansel. Ahead of the film's release, we've been provided with a new clip and featurette that offer a deeper look into the haunting story.
Directed by Osgood Perkins from a screenplay by Rob Hayes, produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, and executive produced by Sandra Yee Ling and Macdara Kellehe, Gretel & Hansel stars Sophia Lillis, Sammy Leakey, Charles Babalola, Alice Krige, and Jessica De Gouw.
Orion Pictures will release Gretel & Hansel in theaters on January 31st, 2020. Visit our online hub to catch up on previous news for the film, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for some very exciting coverage of Gretel & Hansel in the days to come.
"Sophia Lillis (IT: Chapter 2) is Gretel in Orion Pictures' upcoming GRETEL & HANSEL. Directed by Osgood "Oz" Perkins (The Blackcoat's Daughter, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House), the dark reimagining of the classic fairytale we know and love creeps into theaters nationwide on January 31, 2020.
A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl (Sophia Lillis, It) leads her little brother (Sammy Leakey) into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
From Osgood Perkins, the director of The Blackcoat's Daughter and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, the film also stars Alice Krige ("The OA," Star Trek: First Contact), Jessica De Gouw ("Underground," "Arrow") and Charles Babalola ("Black Mirror," The Legend of Tarzan).
Gretel & Hansel is written by Rob Hayes ("Chewing Gum"), produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister, Upgrade) and Fred Berger (La La Land, Destroyer) on behalf of Automatik and executive produced by Sandra Yee Ling and Macdara Kelleher.
Orion Pictures presents Gretel & Hansel, in theaters nationwide on January 31, 2020."
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
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