Directed by Tommy Wirkola   Written by Tommy Wirkola   Jacob Grimm   Wilhelm Grimm   Cast Jeremy Renner ... Hansel Gemma Arterton ... Gretel Famke Janssen ... Muriel Pihla Viitala ... Mina Derek Mears ... Edward Robin Atkin Downes ... Edward (voice) Ingrid Bolsø Berdal ... Horned Witch Joanna Kulig ... Red Haired Witch Thomas Mann ... Ben Peter Stormare ... Sheriff Berringer Bjørn Sundquist ... Jackson Rainer Bock ... Mayor Engleman Thomas Scharff ... Father Kathrin Kühnel ... Adrianna Cedric Eich ... Young Hansel Alea Sophia Boudodimos ... Young Gretel (as Alea-Sophia Boudodimos) Matthias Ziesing ... Deputy Sebastian Hülk ... Deputy (as Sebastian Huelk) Geir Vegar Hoel ... Gamekeeper (as Geir Vegar Hoel) Jeppe Beck Laursen ... Tracker William Christian Rubeck ... Tracker Jonathan Stig Frode Henriksen ... Mute Tracker Zoë Bell ... Tall Witch Monique Ganderton ... Candy Witch / Mother Fritz Roth ... Dairy Man Lucas Mann ... Teenage Boy Lucy Ella von Scheele ... Mary Behlmer Isaiah Michalski ... Little Boy Rose Wakesho ... Witch Uncredited Cast Stephanie Corneliussen ... Desert Witch Charlotte Crome ... Witch Paul-Adrien Bénéro ... Villager Lena Gutschank ... Etruscan Witch Friedrich Heine ... Villager Robert Homann-Cauquil ... Village Physician Alessija Lause ... Palsied Witch Wolfgang Lindner ... Deputy #3 Patricia Materne ... Witch Vera Nova ... Swamp Witch Jason Oettle ... Fat and Ugly Witch Oliver Szerkus ... Bavarian Child Noah Wiechers ... Villager Vanessa Wieduwilt ... Tumor Witch Tommy Wirkola ... Deputy #4 Alissa Worley ... Village Child Seth Worley ... Village Child Produced by Will Ferrell   Christoph Fisser   Beau Flynn   Chris Henchy   Tracy McCreary   Adam McKay   Kevin J. Messick   Henning Molfenter   Denis L. Stewart   Jasmina Torbati   Tripp Vinson   Robyn Wholey   Charlie Woebcken   Original Music by Atli Örvarsson

Additional Info Premiere: January 17, 2013 Theatrical Release: January 25, 2013 DVD Release: June 11, 2013 Blu-ray Release: June 11, 2013 Countries: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Paramount Pictures (presents) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) MTV Films Gary Sanchez Productions (as Gary Sanchez) Studio Babelsberg (as Siebzehnte Babelsberg Film) Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (with the support of) (as Deutscher Filmförderfonds) Distributors Paramount Pictures   (2013) (USA) (theatrical) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2013) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (video) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating 5.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #928 / 21,119 Ratings Breakdown Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #924 Drag Me To Hell (2009) #925 The Happening (2008) #926 American Wedding (2003) #927 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) #928 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) #929 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) #930 A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) #931 I Love You, Man (2009) #932 Oz The Great And Powerful (2013)