Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 3D movie premiere; Sydney, Australia...

Hansel & Gretel enjoyed its Australian red carpet premiere tonight at Event Cinemas, George Street, in front of a news media pack of dozens, hundreds of Australian fans, and dozens of security to help control all of the excitement.

"Hansel & Gretel" is a 3-D action flick that reimagines the fairy tale characters as gun-toting badasses played by Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton.

The $50 million film arrived nearly a year after its originally release date. It's off to a decent start with numbers and buzz, but has attracted quite the mixed popcorn bag of reviews. Most fans have rated it with a CinemaScore of "B". Approval rating is 18%.

Here in Australia Paramount Pictures has got right behind the project, and one would think is hoping that the Australian market will generally be more positive and receptive to the film than its friends in the United States and Europe.

If you are a big Hansel & Gretel fan, you will likely want to see this movie. If not...

Promo...

After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches...their past.

"CANDY COATED CARNAGE"

ONLY AT THE MOVIES FEBRUARY 7 (AUSTRALIA)

Actors: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton Director Tommy Wirkola Producer: Kevin Messick

Cast:

Jeremy Renner as Hansel Cedric Eich as Young Hansel Gemma Arterton as Gretel Alea Sophia Boudodimos as Young Gretel Famke Janssen as Muriel Pihla Viitala as Mina Derek Mears as Edward Robin Atkin Downes as Edward (voice) Thomas Mann as Ben Peter Stormare as Sheriff Berringer Rainer Bock as Mayor Englemann Bjørn Sundquist as Jackson Monique Ganderton as candy witch Zoë Bell as tall witch Joanna Kulig as redhead witch Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as horned witch Thomas Scharff as Hansel and Gretel's father Kathrin Kühnel as Adrianna

Websites

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters official website www.hanselandgretelmovie.com

YouTube: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters - Mini Trailer 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsRF2SYFjyk

Paramount Pictures www.paramount.com

Paramount Pictures (Australia) www.paramountpicturesaustralia.com.au

Eva Rinaldi Photography www.evarinaldi.com

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