The film adaptation of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters was officially announced, generating interest with its unique blend of fairy tale and action.
The lead roles of Hansel and Gretel were cast, with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton selected to star in the film.
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters had its premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, introducing the film to critics and audiences.
The movie was released in theaters in the United States and internationally, marking its official public debut.
Hansel and Gretel are taken by a witch into her gingerbread house in the forest.
They kill the witch who trapped them and escape the forest, surviving the ordeal.
Hansel and Gretel's parents disappear during multiple witch attacks on the village.
The siblings swear to hunt and eliminate witches to prevent others suffering as they did.
Hansel and Gretel are called to investigate a series of brutal murders attributed to witches.
They discover the existence of a secretive powerful council of witches controlling witchcraft.
Gretel is captured by the witches and transformed into one of them.
Hansel confronts the witches and rescues Gretel, reversing her witch transformation.
Hansel and Gretel engage in a final showdown, killing the Witch Queen and ending the threat.
They vow to continue hunting witches to protect humanity.
