Just last month, we brought you the first official look at Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Avengers) and Gemma Arterton (Wrath of the Titans) in their witch hunting wardrobe as Hansel and Gretel on the set of director Tommy Wirkola‘s (Dead Snow) Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.

Despite how excited some of you are to see this on the big screen (myself included), Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures has moved the release date for the film almost an entire year. Why? Well, the studio reportedly wants to wait and capitalize on what they assume will be the growing star power of Jeremy Renner after the release of The Avengers. So, instead of hitting theaters on March 2nd, 2012, the film will now be released on January 11th, 2013.

Synopsis:

In the vein of BLADE, VAN HELSING and KILL BILL, HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS is an edgy action-packed fantasy adventure starring two-time Academy Award Nominee Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton.

Everybody knows the story of the young brother and sister who turned the tables on the witch in the candy house, but what you don’t know is what happened afterwards. HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS is the story of the grown up Hansel and Gretel, and they have some unresolved issues from childhood. The two are now professional bounty hunters, experts at tracking down and killing witches. Showing no mercy, these two now leave a trail of dead witches instead of bread crumbs in their wake.

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is slated to hit theaters on January 11th, 2013.