The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.

Director:

Breck Eisner

Writers:

Cory Goodman, Matt Sazama

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel	...	Kaulder
Rose Leslie	...	Chloe
Elijah Wood	...	Dolan 37th
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	...	Belial
Rena Owen	...	Glaeser
Julie Engelbrecht	...	The Witch Queen
Michael Caine	...	Dolan 36th
Joseph Gilgun	...	Ellic
Isaach De Bankolé	...	Max Schlesinger
Michael Halsey	...	Grosette
Sloane Coombs	...	Elizabeth
Lotte Verbeek	...	Helena
Dawn Olivieri	...	Danique
Inbar Lavi	...	Sonia
Armani Jackson	...	Armani

Storyline

The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. However, unbeknownst to Kaulder, the Queen Witch is resurrected and seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic battle that will determine the survival of the human race.

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Plot Keywords:

witch hunter | witch | magic | supernatural | black magic | 

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Taglines:

Fear what is coming.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA China Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

El último cazador de brujas

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,812,861, 23 October 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$27,367,660

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$140,396,650

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment,TIK Films,Mark Canton Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Auro 11.1 Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming was initially delayed due to the death of Paul Walker, which delayed shooting for Furious 7 (2015).

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Goofs

After Kaulder discovers that Dolan 36th is still alive, he notices something on Dolan 36th's finger. He reaches down and lifts Dolan 36th's finger to get a better look, but in the closeup one can see that the hand of the person holding Dolan 36th's finger is of someone whose skin is considerably darker than Kaulder's.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Belial: I swear to you, every single mother and daughter, father and son taken from us by the Black Plague will be avenged. It is their Witch Queen who brought this curse upon our lands. And in her death lies our salvation. Be warned, brothers. She will never truly perish until her heart beats its last. Let fear be dead to us. There is no going back, for there is nothing to go back to.

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Crazy Credits

The Summit Entertainment logo appears on a parchment in ink, with the text is written in runic script before morphing into normal letters.

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Connections

Followed by The Last Witch Hunter 2

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Soundtracks

Paint It, Black
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by Ciara
Published by ABKCO Music, Inc.
Courtesy of FINIS, By arrangement with Secret Road Music Services, Inc.
Ciara appears courtesy of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Watch-able?

I didn't expect much from this movie. In fact, the only reason why I went to watch it was because of Vin Diesel.

It's another one of those Hollywood cliché filled movies. Don't expect much of a storyline other than bad things happened to my family, I became a witch hunter, defied death and killed witches. It's just filled with moments you know exactly how they're going to turn out if you've seen any other movie from Hollywood.

The visual effects were good enough. And the actors played their role. The plot has so much potential. Something like knights of the round table dedicated to incarcerating witches for using black magic. It's a nice idea but poorly executed since the idea is crushed half way into the movie.

Go see it if you like 21st century shotgun + sword action and Vin Diesel. Otherwise stay way from it.