A NewGretel & HanselTrailer Promises a Delectable Dinner of Deadly Delights

The witch in the woods has found a Modern fiesta , along with a potential feed companion . The new laggard forGretel & Hanselhas arrived , promising a new take on afamiliar tale . We all know what theBorg Queenwitch has in store for Hansel ( luscious num nums ) , but what about Gretel ? That may be more complicated .

In the first full trailer for Gretel & Hansel , from director Osgood Perkins ( The Blackcoat ’s Daughter ) , we meet Gretel ( Sophia Lillis ) and brother Hansel ( Sammy Leakey ) abandoned in the woods , force to resist for themselves . They come across a mysterious cottage in hunt of study but instead find themselves in the companionship of a witch ( Alice Krige ) who ’s engender lots of delicious treats for them to use up . But where did the meals come from … and why are tyke ’s shoes hang from trees ? As Gretel searches for an answer , the enchantress seems to be romance her for a higher function . Cannibalism , mayhap ?

It ’s a storey we ’ve seen conform time and time again — who can leave that sentence Hawkeye was awitch hunter in leather gasp — but this one is definitely going deeply on the repugnance aspects of this Grimm Fairy Tale with a bit ofThe Witchthrown into the mix . Whether it ’ll be a tasty combination remains to be seen . Bon appétit !

Maybe don’t look under the bloody sheet, girl.