The Seventh Son (2013)

A 18th century adventure story centered on young Thomas, who is apprenticed to the local Spook to learn to fight evil spirits. His first great challenge comes when the powerful Mother Malkin escapes her confinement while the Spook is away.

Director:

Sergey Bodrov

Writers:

Joseph Delaney (book), Matt Greenberg (previous screenplay),

Stars:

Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes

Cast

Credited cast:
Kit Harington
Julianne Moore	...	Mother Malkin
Jeff Bridges	...	Master Gregory
Ben Barnes	...	Tom Ward
Olivia Williams
Djimon Hounsou	...	Radu
Alicia Vikander	...	Alice
Antje Traue
Jason Scott Lee	...	Urag
Zahf Paroo	...	Virahadra (rumored)
Julian Black Antelope	...	Tomb Robber
Faustino Di Bauda	...	Innkeeper
Gerard Plunkett	...	Prelate
Timothy Webber	...	Malcom Ward
Carmel Amit	...	Member of Mob

Storyline

John Gregory a seventh son of a seventh son and the local Spook has protected he country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore and has been seeking out an apprentice to carry on his trade, most have failed to survive. The last hope to the county a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survived the training to become a spook that so many others failed ? Should he trust the girl with pointy shoes ? How can Thomas stand a chance against Mother Malkin the most dangerous witch in the county ? The first in a series of chilling tales known as the "Wardstone Chronicles"

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Plot Keywords:

dark fantasy | punctuation in title | apostrophe in title | ghost | lancashire

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seventh Son

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Company 3, Legendary Pictures, Moving Picture Company (MPC)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dianna Agron, Imogen Poots and Felicity Jones tested for the lead role after Jennifer Lawrence dropped out.