Brother and sister, hansel jeremy renner and gretel gemma arterton, are the ultimate witch hunting vigilantes. For me, retelling hansel and gretel was a way of telling an old tale in a way that made it immediate and true, and about us, now, gaiman said about the graphic novel. Witch hunters is a dark fantasy action horror film written and directed by tommy wirkola. Brother and sister, hansel jeremy renner and gretel gemma arterton, are the ultimate witchhunting vigilantes. Witch hunters director tommy wirkola is set to rewrite and helm the big screen adaptation of scifi graphic novel, afterburn, with gerard butler set to star. According to variety, neil gaimans graphic novel of the classic brothers grimm fairytale, hansel and gretel, will be turned into a liveaction film. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gretel. Dec 23, 2016 hansel gretel zombies a graphic novel far out fairy tales manuela.
If you grew up reading fairy tales, you are probably familiar with hansel and gretel. Now, unknown to them, they have become the hunted and must face a greater evil than witches. Sep 04, 2014 the hansel and gretel graphic novel arriving in october sounds intriguing as does the realization of a sandman movie with joseph gordonlevitt. Witch hunters was a high concept action film that came out in january. Now, the blackcoats daughter writerdirector osgood oz perkins will take a crack at it with gretel and hansel, currently in development.
Witch hunters was paramounts fourth highest grossing film of 20, following new graphic novel and franchise entries. The setting presented in hansel and gretel is grim. Hansel and gretel on its own is a very disturbing story there are versions where the parents are negligent and then of course theres the cannibalistic witch, but neil gaiman in all the usual creepy charm he brings with other works like the graveyard book and coraline is able to create an eerie, spooky and beautifully illustrated graphic novel resurrecting the spirit of the original while. Anyway, some of the key elements of the original fable are present.
Hansel and gretel movie based on neil gaiman book in the. The film stars jeremy renner, gemma arterton, famke janssen, peter stormare, thomas mann, pihla. Steven spielberg teaming with neil gaiman for a hansel and. During their journey, they discover something better, a house made of sugary sweets. Saw the jack the giant slayer on the tv this morning. That suggests it was a good idea on paper, but the execution was weak. The graphic novel illustrated by sean dietrich when their parents leave them in the forest, hansel and gretel must find their way home. Witch hunters is a 20 fantasy film written and directed by tommy wirkola. For me, retelling hansel and gretel was a way of telling an old tale in a way that made it immediate and true, and about us, now, gaiman said. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A liveaction movie of hansel and gretel has been announced. Witch hunters is somewhat gorily fun, but lacks consistency and punch. Witch hunters jun 29, 2016 truly one wickedly spun tale with awesome shooting and fighting scenes directed for the classic fiary tale with a modern twist. The hansel and gretel graphic novel arriving in october sounds intriguing as does the realization of a sandman movie with joseph gordonlevitt.
Its been years since guntoting siblings hansel jeremy renner and gretel gemma arterton were lured into a witchs house and nearly eaten. A horror thriller gretel book one kindle edition by coleman, christopher. Witch hunters is a 20 dark fantasy action horror comedy film written and directed by tommy wirkola. Jan 17, 20 hansel and gretel witch hunters synopsis.
Juliet blake, who teamed with oprah winfrey and steven spielberg on the hundredfoot journey, is developing a liveaction hansel and gretel movie based on gaimans toon graphic. Neil gaimans hansel and gretel graphic novel to become a movie. Witch hunters takes the brothers grimm tale and expands the narrative into a creative direction. Neil gaimans hansel and gretel to be made into a movie. Get ready for a twisted take on the classic tale as hansel and gretel have turned pro, coping with the trauma of their childhood captivity by slaying witches for. The story of hansel and gretel is more than just two children falling prey to a wicked witch. Fifteen years after their traumatic gingerbreadhouse incident, siblings hansel and gretel have become a formidable team of bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. David leitch to helm undying love as graphic novel.
Fresh off directing the upcoming hansel and gretel. A neil gaiman hansel and gretel movie is coming film. The violence is goofy to the point of being comical but very gory and sex is implied along with brief nudity a womans bare breast is show briefly along with her backside. As hansel and gretel race against the clock, making several unlikely allies on the way among them a troll and a witch hunter fanboy, they. Hansel gretel zombies a graphic novel far out fairy tales manuela. Hansel and gretel 3 either way, you know the story from here. Tv adaptations of his novel american gods and his graphic novel series sandman are both currently in development. The story examines themes such as family life and marriage, the childrens coming of age into. It is a continuation to the german folklore fairy tale hansel and gretel, in which the titular siblings are now grown up and working as a duo of witch exterminators for hire. Neil gaimans hansel and gretel graphic novel is on its way.
Jan 25, 20 hansel and gretel is the latestan ultraviolent, sometimes profane film, both aware of its absurdities and dedicated to making the most of them. David leitch to helm undying love as graphic novel moves to. I had no idea this movie was made from a book, but the title alone made me think b for bad movie. It seems like its mostly there to give audience members a suitably fun ride and launch a franchise. Witch hunters sequel due to arrive in 2016, but that film is a different beast altogether. Sep 05, 2014 last years effectsdriven, fantasy action film hansel and gretel.
A graphic novel far out fairy tales paperback january 1, 2016 by benjamin harper author. Off that movie, wirkola was hired for his englishlanguage debut, hansel and gretel. Witch hunters is a 20 dark fantasy action horror film written and directed by tommy wirkola. Hansel and gretel chance upon a candy cottage, which contains a witch who fattens them up to. It is set in a time where food and resources are scarce, wild animals are abundant and the characters are far from civilization. Every bit like a crazy and dark sam raimi production, hansel and gretel. Pic is being produced by kelly mccormick, stephen lheureux.
Jan 25, 20 every bit like a crazy and dark sam raimi production, hansel and gretel. That movie, which stars jeremy renner and gemma arterton, is set to open jan. For starters, its the childrens mother who gets lost in the woods, after a freak car accident. After getting a taste for blood as children, hansel jeremy renner and gretel gemma arterton have. The film version of gaimans hansel and gretel has the potential to be a thematicallyrich and, to some degree, genuinely horrifying fairy tale movie more terrifying than some of the other brothers grimminspired fairy. But what they dont know is, there is another dark force striking them soon. It is as true as you could probably hope to get to the spirit of the original story of two kids who outwit a witch in a house made of candy. After getting a taste for blood as children, hansel jeremy renner and gretel gemma arterton have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell bent on retribution. Witch hunters, an rrated take on the classic fairy tale about lost children drawn to a cabin made of candy. Sean dietrich when their parents leave them in the forest, hansel and gretel must find their way home.
Witch hunters takes an already creepy grimm fairy tale and amplifies it into a bloody rated r monster movie. Witch hunters, wirkola has now been tapped to rewrite and direct afterburn, an adaptation of a scifi comic property with gerard. During their journey, they discover something bettera house made of sugary sweets. Hansel and gretel is the latestan ultraviolent, sometimes profane film, both aware of its absurdities and dedicated to making the most of them. After killing the dark evil witch, the brother and sister hansel and gretel think that they are safe. The film will be based on neil gaimans upcoming graphic novel version of the brothers grimm fairytale. Witch hunters, which starred gemma arterton and jeremy renner, was released in 20. Witch hunters, an rrated take on the classic fairy tale about lost children drawn to a. Witch hunters is a 20 dark fantasy action comedy horror film written and directed by tommy wirkola.
Last years effectsdriven, fantasy action film hansel and gretel. Hansel and gretel movie based on neil gaiman book in the works. Hansel gretel zombies a graphic novel far out fairy tales. The graphic novel meshes the words and hansel, gretel, and their parents are zombies in a graveyard, and because it has been a long time since they have had any fresh brains, their parents send hansel and gretel to find brains for everyone. Hansel and gretel witch hunters is a more adult take on the classic fairytale that goes more in detail in the backstory and now features the two leads as bounty hunters. The book is by stone arch books graphic novel arm, graphic spin, and is one of a series of retold fair fairy tale news blog. Producer juliet blake the hundredfoot journey has acquired the feature rights to hansel and gretel, the upcoming graphic novel authored by neil gaiman and illustrated by lorenzo mattotti.