# ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Star’s R-Rated Fantasy Remake Officially Takes Over Paramount+

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mayor-of-kingstown-stars-r-rated-fantasy-remake-officially-takes-over-paramount/
- Published: 2026-10-25T19:00:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T19:12:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/hansel-and-gretel-witch-hunters-streaming-hit-paramount-plus-october-2026/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- Renner says he will not be in Avengers: Doomsday.
- His 2013 fantasy film is a Paramount+ streaming hit.
- It made $226 million despite poor reviews.

## Summary

Jeremy Renner, who will not appear as Hawkeye in Avengers: Doomsday, is seeing renewed attention for his earlier film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. The 2013 fantasy action film has become one of Paramount+’s ten most-watched films in the United States, showing how older titles can find a new audience through streaming.

Renner joked that the Avengers would probably lose without him, after saying he was not invited to join the upcoming film. In Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, he and Gemma Arterton play the fairy-tale siblings as adult witch hunters. The film earned $226 million worldwide on a $50 million budget, despite receiving a 17% Rotten Tomatoes score.

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