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 | black magic | human branding | 

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Taglines:

All Will Be Tried.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The alert on Chloe's phone says "Miranda's Feed :Gwarlockmaster18 retwitched your twitch: The Witch Hunter is genocidal...an immortal fascist...a scarecrow filled with hen-bane."

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Goofs

Kaulder says that when a witch dies, her curses are lifted. Since his immortality curse is still intact, that could've tipped him (and many others) off that the Witch Queen is still alive. However, with the Witch Queen casting the curse as she was about to die, it's plausible that he thought his immortality curse to be an exception.

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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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Alternate Versions

The UK version theatrical release is cut in order to secure a 12A rating. During post-production, the distributor was informed by the BBFC that the film was likely to be passed 15 but that their preferred (and more profitable) 12A could be achieved by making a number of reductions to moments of violence and horror. When the film was submitted for formal classification, acceptable reductions had been made and the film was classified 12A. The subsequent video release is uncut with a 15 classification.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimenson/The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

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Soundtracks

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Jenõ Jandó (as Jeno Jando)
Courtesy of Naxos by arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

Worth Watching...

If only for the sake of Rose Leslie, the beautiful and versatile Scottish actress from Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones. Leslie brings real acting chops to whatever she does, including this entertaining if not brilliant witch flick. Honestly, I watched it because of the cast, headed by Vin Diesel, who was surprisingly sympathetic, and Elijah Wood (Frodo Forever!). Michael Caine also plays a small but key role and adds just enough tongue-in-cheek gravitas to elevate the movie. The story isn't new or brilliant, but it is fun as far as supernatural good versus evil goes. I gave it a 7, one click above its average, to acknowledge the work of the cast, which proves that good actors can make even middling material into something better than it would be without them.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA China Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Last Witch Hunter

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,812,861, 25 October 2015

Gross USA:

$27,367,660

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$146,936,910

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