When was hansel and gretel filmed

Director Tommy Wirkola. Top credits Director Tommy Wirkola. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Redband Version. Version -- 1. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. Promo Photos Top cast Edit. Jeremy Renner Hansel as Hansel. Gemma Arterton Gretel as Gretel. Famke Janssen Muriel as Muriel. Pihla Viitala Mina as Mina. Derek Mears Edward as Edward. Robin Atkin Downes Edward as Edward voice. Thomas Mann Ben as Ben. Thomas Scharff Father as Father. Matthias Ziesing Deputy as Deputy.

Tommy Wirkola. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The siblings Hansel and Gretel are left alone in the woods by their father and captured by a dark witch in a candy house. However they kill the witch and escape from the spot.

Years later, the orphans have become famous witch hunters. Since the shooting took place within the short time of 25 days, during winters, the cold and wet weather proved to be a major challenge. The production made use of several other locations across Dublin for filming. However, the information about these locations has not been revealed yet. While the principal photography was wrapped in December , additional filming and reshoots took place in January in Langley , British Columbia, Canada.

Ireland has been a staple for the horror genre for ages. After all, it makes for a perfect setting for horror, with its pagan history, and its abundance of haunted houses and deserted castles. Along with, of course, its traditional villages that take us back in time, and vast, isolated forests that continue to enchant us till date.

Hugh Pollard Hansel as Hansel. Nicola Stapleton Gretel as Gretel. Emily Richard Mother as Mother. Susie Miller Marta as Marta. Eugene Kline Farmer as Farmer. Warren Feigin Baker as Baker. Lutuf Nouasser Blacksmith as Blacksmith. Len Talan. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit.

They lost their way Not Rated. Did you know Edit. Trivia Part of the "Cannon Movie Tales" series, nine feature films based on classic fairy tales that were produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus for the Cannon Group in the mid '80s. All of the films featured well-known actors from the U. Although the series was originally conceived as a whopping sixteen films, production stopped at nine when Rumpelstiltskin flopped at the box-office and the remaining films were sent directly to video.

Despite their commercial failure, the Movie Tales garnered a cult following after the Disney Channel began airing them as "Storybook Cinema" in Crazy credits A gingerbread man is shown on the left side of the screen during the end credits. At the very end, he winks at the audience.

User reviews 17 Review. Top review. A Great Adaption of the Classic Tale! This is another of the beautiful Cannon Movie Tales,that aired on the Disney Channel starting in the late 80's and on ito mid's.