Peter Stormare boards 'Hansel and Gretel'

Peter Stormare has signed to appear in the forthcoming film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.

The Fargo actor joins Jeremy Renner and Famke Janssen in the film, which follows the grown-up witch-hunting duo of Hansel and Gretel, reports Deadline.

Stormare will play an evil town sheriff named Berringer.

Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) will begin filming the project on March 7.

Adam McKay and Will Ferrell are producing.