Monster Hunter Release Date Moves Up to Christmas Day

November 20, 2020

Sony Pictures has officially changed the release date for Paul W.S. Anderson’s upcoming live-action film adaptation of Monster Hunter. Originally scheduled for a December 30, 2020 release, the Milla Jovovich-led film will now hit the theaters and IMAX five days earlier on Christmas Day, December 25, 2020.

The film’s new December release will see it going up against a tough competitor with Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated DC sequel Wonder Woman 1984, which recently announced a simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max debut.

Monster Hunter centers on the leader of a UN military team named Artemis, played by Jovovich, who is transported to another realm populated by monsters. There she meets the Hunter (Jaa), with the two teaming up to close a portal to prevent monsters from attacking earth. The movie will be a highly stylish big-screen adaptation of the video game.

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The film adaptation will be led by Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil franchise) and Tony Jaa. It will also star Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Drive), T.I. Harris (Ant-Man and The Wasp), Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel, Rock of Ages), Meagan Good (Code Black), and Josh Helman (X-Men: Days of Future Past).

Monster Hunter is written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film is a production by Sony Pictures, Constantin Film, and Impact Pictures with Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Martin Moszkowicz, and Dennis Berardi serving as producers.

The Capcom video game series consists of action role-playing games where players and their friends work together to take down larger-than-life beasts in a living, breathing ecosystem. Since the first Monster Hunter title made its debut 14 years ago in 2004, the series has attracted a dedicated fan base, and grown into a global mega-hit with Monster Hunter: World, the latest title in the series, shipping 10 million units worldwide, with cumulative sales of the series exceeding 49 million units as of August 20, 2018.