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Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 catches a director

Award-winning commercial director Bruno Aveillan will make his feature directorial debut with Paramount’s “Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters 2”.

Producers are Adam McKay, Will Ferrell and Kevin Messick of Gary Sanchez Productions and Beau Flynn of Flynn Picture Co.

Tommy Wirkola wrote and directed the original which starred Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as witch-hunting siblings Hansel and Gretel. Set 15 years after the mythic Hansel and Gretel incident at the witch’s gingerbread house, the siblings are now specialized bounty hunters.

The news comes via Deadline.

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