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Blizzard is a 2025 American neo-Western thriller film written and directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Verbinski from a story by Joe Carnahan. A co-production between Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry, it is the first installment in the Blizzard film series. The film stars Sasha Calle, with Dafne Keen, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne, Norman Reedus, Nicholas Hoult, Maribel Verdú, and Ian McShane in supporting roles. It follows a survivalist (Calle), who suffers from survivor's guilt, as she willingly agrees to take in a young Spanish girl (Keen) twice her own youth to protect her from her cruel and abusive father (Shannon) at the behest of the child's terminally ill mother (Verdú). Blizzard opened in theaters on December 8th, 2025; the film received generally positive reviews, with Calle's performance receiving the highest praise, and many complimented the visual style, direction, themes, action sequences, and the score, though the film's graphic violence and implications of rape drew controversy. It was widely considered a comeback in Verbinski's career, which had declined in 2019. It was also a box-office success, grossing $571 million worldwide against a $1.4 million budget. A sequel is currently in development with Calle and Keen set to return.