Hansel And Gretel: An R Rated Film?

Reports are that Paramount had a test screening with both PG-13 and R-rated version of their 3D fantasy-action adventure "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters"

The story picks up on the fairy-tale siblings 15 years after their traumatic gingerbread house incident, which provoked them to become witch bounty hunters.

Jeremy Renner will play Hansel, while Gemma Arterton beat out Noomi Rapace, Diane Kruger and Eva Green for the role of Gretel.

Online folks who claimed to have seen both cuts say the R-rated cut was quite graphic and explicit in its humor and a much more interesting version than the toned down PG-13 version.

Collider reports that Paramount is "100% planning on releasing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as an R-rated film" as the studio tries to see if audiences prefer the more graphic version.

Tommy Wirkola ("Dead Snow") drected from a script he co-wrote with “All You Need Is Kill” scribe D.W. Harper

Adam McKay and Will Ferrell produced the pic.

The film is scheduled to open January 11th 2013.