Monster Hunter Movie Storyline. While on a peril-laden mission to track a missing team of soldiers, the hard-as-nails U.S. Army Ranger, Captain Natalie Artemis, and her elite brothers-in-arms find themselves transported to an alternate universe. There, trapped in a barren desert-world rife with formidable adversaries and subterranean sand-dwelling beasts, for the first time, Captain Artemis and her squad are shocked to discover that their otherwise destructive military weapons are now entirely inadequate to take down the enemy.
But, unexpectedly, in their desperate battle for survival, the team stumbles upon a mysterious local huntsman, whose superior combat skills allow him to stay one step ahead of the mighty creatures. Is there an escape from the prison realm? Above all, what does it take to become a fearless monster hunter?
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 Anderson’s wife Milla Jovovich in their fifth outing together as director and lead actor. The other cast members include Tony Jaa, Tip Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung, and Ron Perlman.
A film adaptation based on the series has 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 and Japan), opening in China on December 4, 2020, and in the United States on December 18, 2020. The film grossed over $44 million worldwide against a production budget of $60 million and received mixed reviews, with praise for its action sequences and visual effects but criticism for its direction and editing.
Monster Hunter (2020)
Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Tip “T. I.” Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung, Ron Perlman, Hirona Yamazaki, Jannik Schümann, Nanda Costa, Aaron Beelner
Screenplay by: Paul W. S. Anderson
Production Design by: Edward Thomas
Cinematography by: Glen MacPherson
Film Editing by: Doobie White
Costume Design by: Danielle Knox
Set Decoration by: Tracy Perkins
Art Direction by: Guy Potgieter, Cecelia van Straaten, Mark Walker
Music by: Paul Haslinger
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of creature action and violence throughout.
Distributed by: Sony ScreenGems
Release Date: December 18, 2020 (United States)
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