MGM has decided to join forces with Paramount to co-finance their upcoming tentpole Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. It may sound insane considering the rollercoaster ride the studio has been on over the past two years but they have a plan. Not only has MGM signed a distribution deal with the studio they’ve also decided to release the film in 3D.
Gemma Arterton has moved on from one epic to another, by landing a lead role in Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. The film will be a new adaptation of the famous folktale according to Variety. The actress will play Gretel alongside Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner who’s been cast in the role of her older brother Hansel.
Here in the States people are still reeling over the casting of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in the American adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But what about the young actress who started it all? Noomi Rapace, who plays the character in the Swedish-language film has been receiving a lot of positive buzz for her performance, enough so that a possible Oscar nomination might be in her future. Not only that but her new international acclaim could land her a role in several blockbusters like Sherlock Holmes 2 and Mission Impossible 4.
