The actor behind Stargate Atlantis‘s Dr. Carson Beckett returns to Syfy Channel in this weekend’s original movie, Witchslayer Gretl! Actor Paul McGillion stars in the movie airing tonight (February 25) at 9 p.m. (8 Central) as part of a double bill of original movies.
McGillion plays the fairy tale character Hansel, who as an adult returns to the forest to avenge the death of his sister — but finds a disturbing surprise: his sister Gretl, who he believed was dead, has become the witch’s protégé. (Click on the photo above for a better look at McGillion’s character.)
McGillion recently appeared in the pilot episode of FOX’s new series Alcatraz, a police procedural with a sci-fi twist. He’s also set to star alongside Billy Boyd in the genre thriller A70, according to IMDb.
Witchslayer Gretyl (formerly titled Gretl: Witch Hunter) co-stars Shannen Doherty as Gretl. Sanctuary‘s Emilie Ullerup also appears as Ehren. Check out the trailer below!
This sounds very similar to Jeremy Renner’s upcoming film “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”. Looks like SyFy beat Paramount to the finish line!
If I remember correctly, Syfy also beat Thor to the finish line as well, and by God I’ve never seen anything more dreadful. Dragon Wars and in the Name of the King were, in my opinion, two of the worst films of all time, but my goodness, Syfy’s Thor sought to take their crown, and it did just so. This Hansel and Gretel thing was duhhhh, but at least it wasn’t Syfy’s thor, so at least there’s that.
Never understood why these good actors keep doing these horrible Syfy movies. Guess they need the money a lot.
Usually a film will earn you a few years rest if you want it, but these probably pay your next 2-3 mortgages and you have to make another Giant Snake vs Humungous Carp.