Monster Hunter (film)

This article is about the 2020 film. For the 2021 animated film, see Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild. For the 2014 film with the same alternative name, see Dark Was the Night (2014 film).

Monster Hunter
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul W. S. Anderson
Written byPaul W. S. Anderson
Based onMonster Hunter[a]
by Capcom
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGlen MacPherson
Edited byDoobie White
Music byPaul Haslinger
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • December 3, 2020 (2020-12-03) (Netherlands)[4]
  • December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) (China)
  • December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18) (United States)
  • March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26) (Japan)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[5]
Box office$47.8 million[6]

Monster Hunter is a 2020 monster film written, directed, and produced by Paul W. S. Anderson, based on the video game series of the same name by Capcom. The film stars Milla Jovovich in her sixth outing together with Anderson. The other cast members include Tony Jaa, Tip Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung, and Ron Perlman. The film follows Artemis (Jovovich) and her loyal soldiers when they are transported to a new world, where they engage in a battle for survival against enormous monsters with incredible powers.

A film adaptation based on the series had been in conception since 2012 by director Paul W. S. Anderson. The film was formally announced by Capcom in October 2018, with production starting that month with Constantin Film. Principal photography on the film began on October 5, 2018 and was completed on December 19, 2018, in Cape Town, South Africa.

Monster Hunter was released to theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic, by Sony Pictures Releasing (excluding Germany, China and Japan), opening in China on December 4, 2020, and in the United States on December 18, 2020. The film was a box office disappointment, having only grossed $47.8 million worldwide against a production budget of $60 million and received mixed reviews, with praise for its action sequences, visual effects, and musical score, but criticism for its direction and editing.[7] It received a nomination at the 19th Visual Effects Society Awards, in the category Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature.

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