Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 Scores Director Bruno Aveillan!!!

The long-awaited sequel to Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 is finally here, Paramount Pictures has announced the sequel is moving forward since Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 Scores Director Bruno Aveillan.

Paramount first announced plans to develop a Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters sequel shortly after the original hit theaters and scored over $220 million worldwide.

That was way way back in 2013, but thanks to writer Tommy Wirkola, who submitted the finished script to the studio back in November has learned that Paramount is forging forward.

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Plot Summary:

After killing the dark evil witch Muriel (Famke Janssen), the brother and sister Hansel and Gretel (Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton) think that they are safe. But what they don’t know is, there is another dark force striking them soon.

At this time there is no more information on who will be the playing the dark force thirsting to spill Hansel and Gretel’s blood, but the film is currently in the development stages.

CelebNMusic247.com has this update on the Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton action thriller about witches being hunted down by the brother and sister team, Hansel & Gretel.

According to Deadline, the studio just recruited Bruno Aveillan to direct the film. He’s an award-winning commercial director, but Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 will mark his feature directorial debut. If you want to see what he’s capable of, be sure to check out his Vimeo page. It’s packed with stunning branded content, some of which has a mythical, period vibe to it that could bring out the best in the world Tommy Wirkola established in the original film.

Deadline doesn’t confirm Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton are returning outright, but the outlet does say, “Aveillan will continue the adventures of the witch-hunting siblings played by Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton,” so perhaps that means the sequel will pick up where the original left off and both leads will be back. But of course, we can’t be sure of that until the studio confirms it. I can’t imagine Paramount moving forward with a sequel if they had to recast the roles, but you never know.

There’s also no word on when Aveillan will begin shooting but we do know that Adam McKay, Will Ferrell and Kevin Messick are all on board to produce for Gary Sanchez Productions and Beau Flynn is returning as well to produce for FlynnPictureCo.

STARRING: Jeremy Renner (rumored), Gemma Arterton (rumored)

DIRECTOR: Bruno Aveillan

MPAA RATING: N/A

SCREENWRITER: Tommy Wirkola

GENRE: Action, Fantasy, Adventure

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: HanselandGretelmovie.com

Image via Paramount Pictures