Neil Gaiman's 'Hansel and Gretel' Graphic Novel Becoming a Movie

Neil Gaiman 's Hansel and Gretel graphic novel
is being developed for the big screen by The
Hundred-Foot Journey producer Juliet Blake.
The film will be live-action.
The story follows the classic Brothers Grimm
fairytale about a brother and sister threatened
by a witch living inside a candy house. Lorenzo
Mattotti illustrated the book, which will be in
stores this October. Juliet Blake is producing
through her Four Chickens for a Fiver banner.
About the yet unpublished work of art, Neil
Gaiman stated,
"For me, retelling Hansel and Gretel was a way
of telling an old tale in a way that made it
immediate and true, and about us, now. It
reminds us of how paper thin civilization really
is. It's about hunger, and about families.
I'm thrilled and delighted to be working with
Juliet Blake to bring Hansel and Gretel to the
world again, and to show people how much this
story has to say to us."
Neil Gaiman has had his previous books
Coraline and Stardust adapted into movies, and
he currently has his Sandman comics in
development with Warner Bros and DC, which
has Joseph Gordon-Levitt attached to produce
and possibly headline.
Paramount released Hansel & Gretel: Witch
Hunters last year, which earned $225 million
worldwide. A sequel for that movie has already
been announced.
Hansel and Gretel comes to theaters in 2017