Casting for HANSEL AND GRETEL WITCH HUNTERS Revealed

Tommy Wirkola,the Norwegian director who brought us the over-the-top Nazi zombie romp DEAD SNOW, is planning his English language film debut HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS. Set fifteen years after the original Grimm Brothers fairy tale, the now grown-up brother and sister have become full-time witch killers.

During an interview at the Venice International Film Festival Jeremy Renner, still running strong off his performance in THE HURT LOCKER, let it slip that both he and Noomi Rapace (of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO) will play the titular characters.

"I think Hansel and Gretel will be awesome. I play him and Noomi Rapace plays Gretel. They have become adults, are damned and going on witch hunting."

If this is true, it will certainly provide a little extra power to the intended horror-comedy fantasy that is seeking an EVIL DEAD 2 vibe.

Will industrial band Hanzel Und Gretyl provide the soundtrack? It would seem the only logical choice.

Sequel to Zombie's HALLOWEEN in the Works?

French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo behind the film INSIDE say they've been tapped to helm a sequel to Rob Zombie's remake/reimagining/reboot of HALLOWEEN in the latest issue of Rue Morgue.

"...it's a proposition we couldn't refuse," Maury noted and while he and Bustillo are well aware of Zombie's version of Michael Myers they are out to put their stamp on the character. Maury continues to say "Therefore, our vision will be done with utmost respect, with a continuity of Zombie's work but also a real evolution of the world he set in place."

Well, we all knew this was coming given that HALLOWEEN pulled in a decent amount of bank last August and on DVD. But with the way Zombie's movie ended, won't it be a bit difficult to let the boogie man keep doing what he does? Maybe the bullet missed?