witch hunters witch hunters american german comedy action film written directed continuation german folklore fairy tale titular siblings grown working duo witch hire film stars originally scheduled release march delayed months accommodate appearances legacy time shoot post credits scene premiered north_america january box motion theaters select international theaters rated united_states film home media release june including longer version blu ray film panned mainstream critics particularly saw weak script violence horror genre critics positive viewing film entertaining film topped domestic box office opening weekend major hit brazil russia germany mexico worldwide theatrical run gross exceeded million production cost million commercial success film planned series sequel currently development set release date plot abandoned father deep forest young enter house captured witch witch forces continuously eat candy ordering prepare oven siblings fire oven years follow famed witch hunters hundreds pair find immune spells incident house left needs shot hours sick die arrive town immediately prevent sheriff executing young woman named mayor tells crowd hired siblings rescue children presumed abducted hires mission hopes mayor power sheriff party killed night powerful grand witch sends man town tavern warning locals mayor deputy jackson capture discover preparing coming blood moon plan sacrifice children order gain immunity fire accompanied named edward attack town final child kills jackson launches window rendering unconscious rescued ben local teenager fan theirs plans witch hunter grabs fleeing witch falls lost forest morning found hanging tree takes nearby spring wounds makes love searches forest attacked men capture beat stopped edward kills sheriff men edward tends wounds tells helped serve reunite abandoned cabin discover witch childhood home appears telling truth past reveals mother grand white witch named married farmer night blood moon planned use heart white witch complete found powerful decided use heart instead rid revealed townspeople witch townspeople burned alive hung father following revelation siblings battle stabs ceremony wakes reveals white witch wounds uses arsenal weapons ben head disrupt blood moon begins dark gun squares children edward orders releases throws cliff flees ben manages shoot forces crash goes stops revive edward ben follow trail original house wounds ben kills shoots times knocking house arrives pair engage brutal fight ends beheaded burn body collect reward rescuing children head witch hunt accompanied ben edward extended cut aside additional profanity gore sexual content extra lines extended version features extra scenes scene blames mayor attack murders public scene assault extended occurs scene sex shows men plan rape right edward kills cast production got idea create film based adult lives film school australia discovered pitched idea meeting paramount_pictures won contract production began march studios germany included extensive use traditional special effects addition month training prepare physical demands roles terms weapons wardrobe wanted old world look modern touch adamant filming outdoors european nature studio project filmed germany featured international cast crew development witch hunters english language film big studio production norwegian writer director point best known nazi zombie themed independent horror comedy film said contacted producer screening film festival meeting day guys pitched loved took paramount days sold commented surprised went crazy rock roll script throttle lots blood gore bad language wonder got movie world people respond hoped people enjoy ride announcement witch hunters sparked production films different studios including asylum film overall hollywood trend witch themed films stars great powerful set released season project given budget million financed metro mayer concept design said strong memory childhood dark tale wondered happened grew dark past intense hatred thought sense course fated great witch hunters wanted feel like happening years ago time modern spin action characters weaponry fun way classical world feel fresh said originally came idea studying film television australia wanted short film film school director advised tom don speak idea hollywood producer guarantee sell productions said idea grown hunt hybrid sort old feeling pump action modern technology old style heard like franchise harper hired rewrite script aimed having funny dead vibe said inspirations included early horror comedy films like movies love hugely influenced matrix obviously big supremacy movies way shot kind throw mix pot credited influencing ways singled having game said designed fairy tale mythological fantasy world feels like happened long time ago set particular time period created film costumes traditional leather antique look like retro futuristic weapons created weapon designer said wanted weapons look characters hand stated wanted crazy world modern elements add fun tone film said wanted movie feel timeless movie feel like fairy tale grounded lot fun coming different weapon designs ways killing mixed old new elements matter modern weapons old fashioned feel look like fit world stone circle looks designed according awesome nasty mean great actresses said wanted villains love wanted try avoid classical witch long nose stirring pot wanted dangerous fast stronger good basis villain recalled fun finding look sound main found animal represent like wolf helped find ways feels like spawn dark places nature feel asked worried perception interpreted said classical villain hundreds hundreds years ago yeah worried honest added people forget truly dark twisted stories original talks witch burning alive oven screaming concept art released internet casting characters played film adult stated initial attraction came sheet given seeing script showing walking away witch burning stake background found incredibly interesting scene included finished film added read script thought believe hasn great idea potential dynamic definitely big thing loved tommy wrote left room character said wanted role seeing hurt locker described loose cannon duo gave additional character flaw diabetes addition psychological shares sister original idea short film suffering eating disorder said great escape stress like action movies recently having fun hanging wire like hanging crazy stuff stated fun jobs magical old world fantasy thing role adult wanted strong fun female character originally planned dropped consideration prior early january reported talks role english actress ultimately cast role impressed performance disappearance met sense humour humour essential film said attracted strong vision film calling dark lot kind got feel described character tune spiritual typical action hero funny intense internal bit open minded said sexual character having sex anybody change usually films sleeping somebody explained characters bond different brains operation researcher tries understand added found script moments showed vulnerable action movies people scared think important said loved minute production want end helping overcome fear getting hurt role chief witch described queen bee given dutch actress described film esque lot blood gore exploding said crush saw amazing villain opinion good actress beautiful woman huge menacing perfect combination sexy dangerous said initial appeal money quickly took liking script personally thought idea playing evil core witch appealing different saying hadn like character like witch feels like freedom restrictions later constantly distracted special effects work felt understood character film found time consuming process applying makeup taking hours apply hour remove strange felt restricted afraid acting witch role end lot fun playing completely evil felt empowering inner witch touch said film appeal women girls brother sister story romance obviously witch falls love witch edward morally conflicted enslaved voiced played friday 13th elaborate suit compared kind like nascar think like guys controlling individual parts character person eye person feet things tommy said especially impressed stuck specific vision fought hard hire number unknown european actors unlikely appear big studio american film effect making international production scandinavian actors cast major roles including said actually inspired start acting addition actors germany poland including parts world cast self described big fan said nervous found extremely easy approach good connection enjoyed working said chosen piercing eyes adding lot film minor parts knew great actors small parts great said surprised smart tom broad fantasy span imagination favourite aspect sexy cool compared film production saying felt like dream filming said day clear wanted shoot thing europe wanted european feel cold mountains big forests sort spirit important shoot germany homeland fairy tale shooting natural outdoor sets important compared working sound stage took place germany studio filming location old forest near berlin production designer said searched found believed looked like medieval forest free human interference city lower film delayed crew couple shoots including little bit california filming post ending scene extended version released promotional clip desert witch principal photography began march digital cinematography said hopefully inspired jackson actually big fan way shoots action scenes think lot modern action movies hard going hopefully little retro shoot action scenes film shot real shots lead team said shot half real half post converted actually thing wasn beginning studio suggested later embraced think actually helps getting people fairy tale world filming process took months minute roll footage later released internet stunt coordinator second unit director compared hybrid comedy action prior filming organized month long boot camp order prepare said glad use prior training received studying extensive weapons fight stunt training said enjoyed flying wanted adding despite reputation action star film physical including suffering minor accident set use double close scenes makeup scenes thrown wall falls meters stunt double dangerously injured nail got lodged skull close brain said initially wanted stunt let suffered injury ankle running forest stunts aggressive actress practically stunt scenes visual effects post production film visual effects created practical effects supplemented computer generated imagery cgi created film special effects said big believer cgi polish camera ideal use cgi film loved took convincing studio creature bad experiences productions saw company movies loved added come norway afford cgi world wanted ground movie blood look real despite warnings entirely prepared involved long going actually wanted burn prosthetic end movie recalled overwhelmed prosthetic business saying acting specific learned eyes facial expressions stuff like robbed longer rely things past different frustrating times circus people case principal prepared created handled visual effects supervisor aerial second unit director conceptual design production studio collaborated create title opening credits sequence telling early adventures grew famous witch hunters created combination hand drawn illustrations practical fire effects cgi animation digital color correction supervised said film definitely played bit doesn seriously described little grounded action centered recalled tried comedy elements far turn spoof shot lot movie course balancing cutting speaking graphic violence said version tested sure extreme stuff stayed stuff got cut august paramount reportedly test screening versions film rated rated cut received positive feedback said afraid actually sure cut knew going said paramount thing got said pre production shooting went smooth post production new things testing studio said test screenings particular lot money involved want hit broad possible think flawed process said paramount executives regret film rating music worked witch hunters executive music producer composer author score pirates caribbean world end created film score previously scored season witch initially bit work film fond story found subject matter refreshing found easier collaborate shared heritage said discussions music film cold dark humor hollywood music meetings film soundtrack motion picture released format january physical soundtrack album released january song norwegian rock band film end credits included film soundtrack distribution theatrical release initially slated march release film pushed paramount_pictures month delay january producer later said finished discussing adding coda scene able shoot consideration coming studio wise strategic finding good release date said main reason wanted wait cast mission impossible wanted wait course disappointed actually helped came budget delay enabled add shoot additional scene set desert cut original screenplay trailer film released september film delayed weeks january united_states canada statement paramount suggested film delayed enable released format early january illegal copies film discovered major anti piracy bust prior north american premiere witch hunters released russia january followed releases indonesia philippines january nations latin_america january day january released countries latin_america parts world following january mid march film released motion effects theaters box motion technologies mexico feature film shown new motion theater format provided home media extreme version home release announced feature comedy blood gore stuff didn theatrical cut witch hunters released june original theatrical cut longer cut seen footage intense theaters available versions double blu ray edition video channel audio triple blu ray blu ray dvd limited edition coming digital copy scenes special features hours meet edward addition theatrical cut film available single dvd version minutes longer minutes long reception box office los_angeles_times predicted film box office bull eye pre release audience surveys indicating expected million opening weekend united_states week prior release film opened huge million russia time 50th best opening russia international prospects look good according yahoo news entertainment_weekly predicted film likely chart debut weekend million similarly predicted million paramount said counted million speaking january claimed film far opened territories went number initial midnight screening selected theaters estimated result film took position day screening locations country earning estimated million suggesting day total million according estimates film topped weekend north american box office million day performance blamed bad weather addition earned million territories released representing international market held box office run dropping second weekend fourth american audiences gave grade march reported film blockbuster united_states better received countries million total haul date including million brazil million russia million mexico million germany film theatrical run ended april total gross million including million domestically overall witch hunters paramount fourth highest grossing film following new graphic novel franchise entries world war star trek darkness joe retaliation respectively estimated following published production costs marketing advertising fees percentage overseas revenue lost domestic studio similar fantasy mirror mirror jack giant slayer abraham_lincoln fail match total studio witch hunters makes financially successful films fantasy reboot genre despite having smallest estimated budget lowest recent entries critical reception witch hunters initially met largely negative critical reviews approval rating average rating reviews rotten_tomatoes website critical consensus states alternately bloody silly witch hunters fails fantasy adventure parody metacritic rates film based reviews according cbs critics kind witch hunting siblings reviewers film thin story deliberate lack funny dialogue commented expected easy target genre film said knew going movie critics hoping people fun pure said sort took critical reviews kind lazy said wasn good distance tell certain critics going write immediately film seven contenders academy_award category best failed receive nomination today wrote convoluted hybrid fairy tale fantasy action comedy horror aims fun comes tedious blood variety called film acted action frequent staged feel repetitive witch ripped apart limb limb sending wave camera similarly washington_post wrote easy sights bored action intense exciting rarely funny spoof heavy bone crushing blood giving half star hollywood reporter wrote scathing review saying makes technology film truly gore effects despite jokes script thin charlotte observer gave film half stars writing focuses fights manner camera limbs heads explode attention paid story dialogue reliant random word land laugh new_york_post gave film zero stars writing makes lot sense movie director philosophy doubt cut somebody head gave star comparing big budget faux fairy tale video game dull eyed teens happy lap lame lots gore according vulture similarly situated abraham_lincoln took seriously problem doesn seriously keith entertainment_weekly gave film calling intermittently fun predictable mash ign rated stating funny moments overall witch hunters similar films seen marsh slant magazine film sub aesthetic wrote result suggests knight tale penned giving zero stars praised elements film lush colourful art design recalls production sound creature makeup special effects choreographed action scenes pair leads sell script giving score called mess fairy tale expecting outcry film depiction endorsement torture witch folk globe_and_mail gave star concerned number females burned shot reception film positive particular reviewers horror outlets gave half gave stating isn movie meant scare think entertaining enjoyable movies kind seen years wrote aside editorial film second half good deal wit enthusiasm energy amusing attitude found dumb self aware witch hunters noting type act ridiculous film obviously knows ridiculous according shock till drop film mixed bag fortunately lows don appear think taken face value worth view criticized film marketing campaign found movie inherently stupid good way played humor cinema blend sean stated film mean nasty saving grace recommended super violent pretty funny flick boston_globe giving film stars called fun clearly fun wrote film movie glory big blood soaked entertainment low gave stars stating elements classic action flick destined cult status welcome fun movie dvd talk summed witch hunters good movie probably way regular critical standards hell good time absolutely wants new_york_times wrote stay public eye long movie probably going twilight like numbers adding script doesn witty lines elevate types movies status odd producers include salt lake suggested film years ago starring instead left runs magic far early let enjoy wicked possibilities positive comparison gave witch wrote sure vampires zombies hinted franchise potential legs perfectly vulgar way spend minutes wrote works best movie action flick feels like film franchise meant set main characters conflicts sequels problem isn warrant return trip semi magical land time agreed sentiment stating tastes cult status conclusion witch hunters multiple annual movie lists dedicated films opined hands film year proper filmmaking got cheering screening big walking little extra adrenaline right wrote usually thing mock ended pretty damn enjoyable takes knows exactly silly film isn afraid hell wants witch hunters labeled cult film number horror fantasy film fans critics initially saw merit movie significant financial fan following led question initial perception film relation debut january considered refuge films don shot generating good word mouth having run box office draw film articulated premise listed major factors theatrical success ability maintain lasting fan following attributed original concept excellent gore action sequences tongue cheek performances film ability seriously film nominated 40th people choice awards category lost sequel march paramount announced sequel film works overseas box office numbers producers reported return june officially confirmed involvement said feels like good jack level second fingers crossed come including suggested paramount insist harder film rated time talking pretty insane ideas second film said instances sequel storyline offered hint think different kinds revealed sequel release date september announced returning direct sequel attached things matter time priorities want little bit different sequels write script hope involved yeah won directing said film learning curve working studio system script wrote original different final movie ended taking lot altering stuff time tried taking learned delivered sequel script rated action film cinema blend reported said despite busy schedule agreed reprise role film lot fun movie directing likely return sequel august reported feature film debut sequel writer television adaptation deadline reports paramount planning witch hunters series possible series ultimately produced place proposed sequel accolades
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