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Oz Perkins Set to Direct Brothers Grimm Tale ‘Gretel and Hansel’ for Orion Pictures

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If you’re looking for haunting, original horror films, look no further than Oz Perkins, son of latePsycho star Anthony Perkins. With I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House and The Blackcoat’s Daughter under his belt, Perkins has quickly established himself as a visionary horror master, and he’s next directing an adaptation of an iconic Brothers Grimm tale.

Collider reports this week that Perkins has signed on to direct Gretel and Hansel for Orion Pictures and Automatik Entertainment, described as a faithful adaptation.

In the original tale, published in 1812, “Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake, confectionery, candy, and many more delicious treats that are imaginable . The two children escape with their lives by outwitting her.”

The site notes that filming is expected to begin in Europe this coming Fall.

Rob Hayes wrote the film’s script. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Sinister) and Fred Berger (La La Land) will produce.

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Matilda Firth Joins the Cast of Director Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Movie

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Pictured: Matilda Firth in 'Christmas Carole'

Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.

Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things),  Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.

The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).

Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.

Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.

Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.

In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.

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