Dead Snow Director Planning Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
A good part of the hype surrounding Tommy Wirkola s Dead Snow predates any screenings of the film, or even trailers or posters, and springs from the film's central premise alone: Nazi Zombies. According to producer Adam McKay, here's what sold Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters: The idea is, they have grown up and they hunt witches. McKay is to produce the film with Will Ferrell and their other, less marquee-friendly co-producers at Gary Sanchez productions. The Witch Hunters story picks up some 15 years after the whole Gingerbread house/oven trap scenario and reveals the Germanic siblings to be successful persecutors, possibly even executors, of wicked wiccans. The Hollywood Reporter are suggesting that the film will fall somewhere between Shaun of the Dead and Evil Dead 2, in approach if not in quality. This film is almost guaranteed to feature a flashback to the witch killing of the original Hansel and Gretel story, and I wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of twist-reveal hinge on subverting the old tale in some way. 2
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Dead Snow Director Planning Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (/film)
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