Paramount Testing Two Different Versions Of ‘Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters’

Originally set to be released earlier this year, Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterson, got pushed back to January 11th, 2013. In an interview last December, Arterton said the flick was “as much Pulp Fiction as fairy tale.”  It appears that the studio has been test-screening the picture, but it is like they’re not quite sure what to do with it. According to some recent reports from IMDb users, the studio is testing out two different versions of the film. An R-Rated and a PG-13 version are both being tested and the R-rated cut is definitely getting the positive feedback out of the two.

One IMDB user wrote:

I can’t say a lot because of agreements with the company, Overall I will say that I really enjoyed this one. It was different, violent, pretty funny- Sort of like Drive Angry 3D or Scott Pilgrim humor, and I thought everyone did well. It kind of felt like they nailed the ancient humor the way ‘Your Highness’ was supposed too but didn’t. I went to the R-Rated version, I haven’t seen an PG-13 version and I didn’t even think they were cutting it up to be that, I hope they go back to the R Version because that was one hell of a fun movie. A PG-13 version would just ruin everything.

And another user:

The first one was definitely the Rated R version. Good humor, good action, great fight scenes, awesome dynamic between Renner and Arterton. I loved it so much the first time, I made a group of friends go to the second screening the next week. But the next week, they had heavily edited it and turned it into a PG-13 film. If they keep it R, it’s gonna be great. Silly, but actiony and fun. If it’s PG13, it won’t be worth it. Let’s hope it’s an R rating. It was graphic and gory, I had to look away a couple of times because it was just gross.

Well, this actually sounds hopeful here. Maybe this movie will be what Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter should have been. The only thing is that I could definitely movies poor performance having an affect on ticket sales for this one sadly. With a release in January hopefully Paramount will make a decision and we will get a trailer soon to check it out for ourselves.

Source: Collider