Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters will open in theaters this Friday and Paramount has released a new red band mini-trailer to give you an idea why this movie is carrying an R rating.
“Catching up with Hansel (Renner) and Gretel (Arterton) 15 years after the traumatic incident involving a gingerbread house, the siblings have evolved into vengeful bounty hunters dedicated to exterminating witches. Over the years, the siblings became expert hunters, famous for their proficiency at tracking and taking down their prey. Although still recovering from their ordeal, their work is relatively easy as for an unknown reason harmful spells and curses do not work well against them.
The Mayor of Augsburg recruits them to rid the town and nearby forests of an evil sorceress (Janssen) who is planning to sacrifice many local children at the witches’ gathering during the upcoming ‘Blood Moon’ night in two days time. To make things worse, the duo also has to deal with the brutal Sheriff Berringer (Stormare) who has taken power in Augsburg and conducts a very indiscriminate witch-hunt of his own.”
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters was directed by Tommy Wirkola and stars Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Peter Stormare and Famke Janssen. The movie will be released to theaters on January 25th and you can learn more by visiting our recent coverage: