In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once more. Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) is a knight who had imprisoned the malevolently powerful witch, Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), centuries ago. But now she has escaped and is seeking vengeance. Summoning her followers of every incarnation, Mother Malkin is preparing to unleash her terrible wrath on an unsuspecting world. Only one thing stands in her way: Master Gregory. In a deadly reunion, Gregory comes face to face with the evil he always feared would someday return. He has only until the next full moon to do what usually takes years: train his new apprentice, Tom Ward (Ben Barnes) to fight a dark magic unlike any other. Man's only hope lies in the seventh son of a seventh son.
The original soundtrack was to be composed by Tuomas Kantelinen and A.R. Rahman, due to the delay in production they dropped out in the autumn of 2013.
This film brings Jeff Bridges with Julianne Moore after The Big Lebowski (1998).
The movie was initially set to release in January 2014 but was pushed to 2015 due to the delay in production.
This movie is based on the first book of the Joseph Delany's series " The Last Apprentice".
Shiloh Fernandez, Sam Claflin, Caleb Landry Jones and James Frecheville tested for the lead role after Alex Pettyfer opted out of the project.
Dianna Agron, Imogen Poots and Felicity Jones tested for the lead role after Jennifer Lawrence dropped out.
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