Gretel & Hansel is a new horror film based on the famous children’s tale. The movie twists the fairytale narrative!
So let’s dive into some unknown trivia and facts!
- Gretel & Hansel is a 2020 dark fantasy horror film
- It is also known as Gretel & Hansel: A Grim Fairy Tale
- It is based on the German folklore tale Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm
- The film is directed by Oz Perkins
- It is produced by Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Dan Kagan
- The screenplay is written by Perkins and Rob Hayes
- Sophia Lillis and Sam Leakey portray the main characters respectively
- Alongside Charles Babalola, Jessica De Gouw and Alice Krige
- In the film, Gretel and Hansel enter a dark wood in order to find work and food to assist their poor parents
- There they stumble upon the home of an evil witch
- It was announced in October 2018 that Lillis would star in Gretel and Hansel
- A film adaptation based on the German folklore Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm
- With Perkins directing the film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hayes
- Casting call on the film began from November 2018 to April 2019
- Filming on the film started in November 2018
- It wrapped in Dublin, Ireland
- Gretel & Hansel was released in the United States on January 31, 2020, by Orion Pictures through United Artists Releasing
- The film received mixed reviews from critics
- With praise for its performances, production values and the horror elements
- But it draw criticism aimed at its screenplay
- In October 2018, the Hollywood Reporter announced that Orion Pictures had started developing a film adaptation based on the German folklore tale Hansel and Gretel, with Oz Perkins directing a screenplay he co-wrote with Rob Hayes and Sophia Lillis starring as the lead character
- Sinister producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and The Autopsy of Jane Doe producer Fred Berger, partners at Automatik Entertainment, were announced as producers
- With Sandra Yee Ling and Macdara Kelleher as executive producers
- In November 2018, Charles Babalola was cast as The Hunter, a new character who helps Gretel and Hansel to go back home
- In April 2019, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw, and Sam Leakey joined the cast
- This was Leakey’s acting debut
- Principal photography on the film began on November 9, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland, and wrapped in December 2018
- Additional filming and reshoots commenced in January 2019 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside The Rhythm Section
- It is projected to gross $4 to 7 million from 3,000 theaters in its opening weekend
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56%
- Based on 48 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.22/10
- The site’s critical consensus reads: “Gretel & Hansel’s rich visuals satisfy, even if this adaptation of a classic fairytale gets a little lost in the woods on the storytelling front”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100
- Based on 16 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
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