John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?
Costume
Julianne Moore's witch looks expensive, everyone else looks Etsy
Practical Effects
Actual monster suits in a CGI world—respect
Director
Sergei Bodrov
Jeff Bridges
Master John Gregory
Julianne Moore
Mother Malkin
Ben Barnes
Tom Ward
Alicia Vikander
Alice Deane
John DeSantis
Tusk - Zanna
Kit Harington
William "Billy" Bradley
Djimon Hounsou
Radu
Olivia Williams
Mam Ward
Antje Traue
Bony Lizzie
Jason Scott Lee
Urag
David Cubitt
Rogue Knight
Eric Keenleyside
Old Guard
Thai-Hoa Le
Fisherman
Carmel Amit
Member of Mob
Gerard Plunkett
Prelate
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Legendary Pictures' big YA franchise bet that flopped so hard the sequels evaporated. The books have twelve entries; this killed the cinematic universe dead.
Released three months after Interstellar, this represents the exact moment Hollywood realized 'dark fantasy' couldn't just clone LOTR and print money. Moore reportedly did this between Oscar nominations because the witch camp was irresistible.
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