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The Bounty of Ryder

The Bounty of Ryder is a 2025 American Western action film written and directed by James Mangold. Produced by Legendary Pictures and New Line Cinema and distributed by Lionsgate, it is the first installment in the Chronicles of Charlotte Ryder film series (and the second chronologically). The film features an ensemble cast that includes Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Vincent D'Onofrio, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Christopher Judge, and Samuel L. Jackson. Set in 1867, it follows a middle-aged bounty hunter (DiCaprio) who retired and settled down with his wife (Winslet) and daughter (Armstrong) as he is forced by his violent former superior (D'Onofrio) to hunt down their marshall and boss (Judge) after his family is threatened. The Bounty of Ryder was released in theaters on November 29th, 2025; it was a financial success at the box-office, grossing $815 million worldwide and becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2025. The film received generally positive reviews, with praise for its style and action sequences, as well as DiCaprio, Armstrong, D'Onofrio, Judge, and Jackson's performances, but criticism for its complex portrayal of gangs and the violent content. Despite these criticisms, the film left a massive impact on Western film cinema and is regarded for redefining the Western genre. A prequel entitled The Bounty of Ryder Part II was released the following year, while a proper sequel entitled The Bounty of Ryder Part III: Blood or High Honor was released two years after this film.

Huggy

Huggy is a 2025 American psychological horror film directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and produced by her father M. Night from a screenplay by him and David Fincher based on the Poppy Playtime character Huggy Wuggy and inspired by Mob Entertainment's YouTube video RESTRICTED_disappearance_06-18-1992.mp4. Distributed by Lionsgate and co-financed by Mob Entertainment, it is the first installment in the Huggy Wuggy trilogy and serves as an alternate story for the title character. Dove Cameron stars as Casey Wilson, the film's only main protagonist, an employee for the Playtime Company whose father Howard (Vince Vaughn) is a patient of the medical staff within the company's facility as she must take matters into her own hands when he is eventually forced out of their hands by Elliott Ludwig (Malcolm McDowell) and turned into the blue giant furry slender creature Huggy Wuggy. The supporting cast includes Rachel Weisz, Danny Glover, and Matthew Lillard. Huggy was released in theaters on October 24th, 2025; the film received generally positive reviews from critics, audiences, and fans, with praise for Shyamalan's direction and her father's screenplay, Huggy's characterization, score, VFX, atmosphere, and Cameron's performance. However, critics were divided on the violent approach to the source character and the decision to add an R-rating. It was also a box-office success, grossing $915 million worldwide against a break-even point of $120 million. A sequel is in development.

Aetherium

Aetherium is a 2025 American epic science fiction film written and directed by Matt Reeves and produced by Zack Snyder and Steven Spielberg. It is the first installment of a two-part film and was distributed by Lionsgate. Set in a dystopian future of 2256, the film's ensemble cast includes Daniela Melchior, Gemma Arterton, Ed Skrein, Djimon Hounsou, Freddie Highmore, Patrick Stewart, Sam Neill, John Kani, Angela Bassett, Jamie Dornan, Maribel Verdú, Charlie Hunnam, Josh Brolin, and Anthony Hopkins. In the film, Serana Tomalla (Melchior), a gunslinging adventurer and the outcast daughter of Emperor Vitruvius (Brolin), is forced to confront her family and the heritage she rightfully abandoned in order to save her people from her father's oppression. Aetherium had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on October 28th, 2025, and was released in theaters on November 11th; it became the highest-grossing film of 2025, earning $2.86 billion worldwide against a break-even point of $291 million. The film received universal acclaim with critics and audiences raving the groundbreaking visual effects, story, futuristic setting, the style, Hans Zimmer's musical score, performances (particularly Melchior and Hopkins), and the motivating ending. Among its accolades, it won a Golden Globe Award for Best Visual Effects and a Saturn Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. A sequel entitled Aetherium: A Child Of God is in development.

Krakatoa

Krakatoa is a 2025 American semi-biographical disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich and based on the final twenty-four hours of the ancient Indonesian volcano Krakatoa before its famous eruption. The film stars Anne Hathaway as the fictional protagonist Gracie Boswell, Michiel Huisman as real-life Dutch geologist Rogier Verbeek, and John C. Reilly as the 21st President of the United States Chester A. Arthur. It is the first installment in the Chronicles of Gracie Boswell trilogy. The film follows Boswell, a biologist and adventurer, as she volunteers to investigate why Krakatoa is heavily active and seeks the advice of Verbeek while staying in Sertung Island to take notes. It also stars Alexandra Daddario, Joe Taslim, Jim Caviezel, Matt Nable, and Djimon Hounsou. Distributed entirely by Lionsgate and Angel Studios, Krakatoa premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on November 18th, 2025, and was released the following month. It was a massive blockbuster, grossing $981 million against its $250 million break-even point; the film received universal acclaim, mainly for its visually-appealing action sequences and Hathaway, Huisman and Reilly's performances, but criticized by some for its historical inaccuracies and portrayal of Krakatoa's first stage. Among its accolades, it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Film Score for Hans Zimmer. A sequel is in development.

Bounty Hunter

Bounty Hunter is a 2025 American neo-Western science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Lauren Cohan, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac, Mila Kunis, with Leonardo DiCaprio, and Samuel L. Jackson, and featuring Miles Teller, Amanda Seyfried, Ian McShane, Morgan Freeman, Stellan Skarsgård, and Anthony Hopkins in supporting roles. A dystopic vision of Western films, it follows a former war veteran turned bounty hunter who teams up with two of her oldest friends to rescue her wife from a ruthless Mafia boss. Distributed by Netflix and a co-production between Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry, Bounty Hunter was released internationally on November 17th, 2025, and in the United States in IMAX theaters and Netflix on December 15th; it became a box-office success and Jolie's highest grossing film at $1.45 billion. The film received universal acclaim from critics and audiences who praised its ambition, direction, themes, story, Hans Zimmer's musical score, VFX, action sequences, and Cohan, Elba, Isaac, Kunis, DiCaprio and Jackson's performances, but targeted the graphic violence and usage of the dehumanizing word "wanker" for criticism. Among its accolades, the film was nominated for five Academy Awards and won three, including Best Actress for Cohan, Best Director for Jolie, and Best Original Film Score for Zimmer. A sequel is in development.

Relentless

Relentless is a 2025 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and the first installment in the Relentless film series. A co-production between Legendary Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment and distributed by Lionsgate, it stars Dove Cameron as Aaliyah Rivers, a 17-year-old girl who, despite her 18th birthday being around the corner, takes matters into her own hands after her mother is hospitalized and her grandfather is murdered in an incident by a Russian assassin; her mission becomes complicated when she develops an attraction for a slightly older student. Bella Thorne portrays Bailey Logan, Aaliyah's lover, while the supporting cast includes Michael Shannon, Anna Paquin, Will Patton, Forest Whitaker, Alfre Woodard, Neal McDonough, Jonathan Banks, and Morgan Freeman. Relentless had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on November 27th, 2025; the film became a box-office success, grossing $882 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews, mainly for Cameron's performance and chemistry with Thorne, Hans Zimmer's musical score, visual style and action sequences, along with its plotline and direction, though the film's usage of the word "russki" and the extreme violence drew heavy controversy. A sequel is in development with Cameron and Thorne set to reprise their roles.

Blindsighted

Blindsighted is a 2025 American Christian psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Sofia Coppola, and starring Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Mackenzie Foy, Pedro Pascal, Ashley Johnson, Laurence Fishburne, and Melissa McBride. It follows a Christian teenage girl born with congenital blindness who, after surviving a near-fatal car accident that kills her father, is gifted the ability to read minds, feel one's emotions, and predict miracles of God. Distributed entirely by Angel Studios and a co-production between Legendary Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Blindsighted opened in theaters on January 27th, 2025; it was a blockbuster success and earned $1.45 billion worldwide, making it the first Christian film to gross over $1 billion and thus, the highest-grossing Christian film of all time. The film received universal and critical acclaim, with many calling it Coppola's magnum opus and widely praising its visual effects, direction, editing, style, cinematography, the performances of Armstrong and Foy, score, themes, and emotional weight; however, many Christians and Catholics, while equally praising the film, found its extreme violence to be overt and emotionally draining, calling the film "heartbreaking" for its entire story in addition. Among its accolades, Blindsighted won numerous Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Visual Effects, while Armstrong received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Valkyries: Across the Stars

Valkyries: Across the Stars is a 2026 American epic fantasy war film based on the Valkyries from Norse Mythology and inspired by the Aesir-Vanir War, directed by Peter Jackson, and written by Jerry Bruckheimer and Robert Eggers. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, distributed by Lionsgate, and narrated again by Vin Diesel, the film is the second installment in the Ragnarök trilogy and a sequel to Valkyries. It features an ensemble cast including Anne Hathaway, Liv Tyler, Elle Fanning, Zendaya, Kaya Scodelario, Tom Hardy, Brenton Thwaites, Daniel Kaluuya, Christian Bale, Nick Robinson, Liam Neeson, Djimon Hounsou, Laurence Fishburne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jason Momoa, and Kurt Russell. In the film, the Valkyrie army led by queen Arianna Haraldsson wages war towards Odin and the Asgardians for their crimes against Valhalla and Midgard. Valkyries: Across the Stars was released in theaters on February 28th, 2026; it was a major financial success, grossing $1.26 billion worldwide. Like its predecessor, the film received universal acclaim, with critics and audiences praising its visuals, action sequences, direction, performances (particularly Hathaway, Tyler, Hardy, Bale and Momoa), themes, score, messages and heart. Among its accolades, it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Film Score for Hans Zimmer and Tom Holkenborg. A sequel is in development.

The Phantom Wolf

The Phantom Wolf is a 2025 American revisionist Western film directed by Taylor Sheridan, who wrote the screenplay and the story with Joe Carnahan and Jerry Bruckheimer, and produced by James Mangold and Quentin Tarantino. The first installment in the Wyoming's Wolf film series, distributed by Lionsgate, and set in 1855, the film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Anne Hathaway (in the title role), Michael Rooker, Lucas Black, Chris Pratt, Millie Bobby Brown, Laurence Fishburne, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Viola Davis, Don Johnson, Christoph Waltz, and Robert Downey Jr., and it follows a legendary bounty hunter as she is approached by another, who offers to help her kill the people responsible for the deaths of her family and the kidnapping of her sister if she helps him first to rescue a group of slaves, to which she agrees. The Phantom Wolf was released in theaters on March 1st, 2025. The film was a financial box-office success, grossing $921 million worldwide; it became the highest-grossing western film of all time and surpassed Django Unchained. It received critical and universal acclaim, mainly for the action sequences, visuals, story, Hans Zimmer's score and Hathaway's performance, but its graphic violence and usage of racist words drew controversy. The film overall was deemed an emotional wreck, namely for its heartbreaking ending. A prequel entitled The Phantom Wolf: Russell is scheduled to be released on October 8th, 2026, while a proper sequel is also in development.

Winter Rage

Winter Rage is a 2025 American neo-Western survival film directed by Joe Carnahan (who also co-produced with Ridley Scott) from a screenplay by Jerry Bruckheimer and Taylor Sheridan. The first installment in the Winter Rage film series and distributed by Lionsgate, it stars Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Piper Rubio, Sam Richardson, Liam Neeson, Betty Gilpin, and Keegan-Michael Key. In the film, a 12-year-old girl and her younger sister must fend for themselves after becoming orphaned and refusing to be placed into foster care. Knowing that they will be kidnapped or killed by a mysterious figure following them, they seek help from their godfather, cousin, and grandfather, who all realize that they are safer not being adopted but still agree to aid them. Winter Rage premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on November 23rd, 2025, and was released in theaters on December 11th; it received generally positive reviews with praise for Armstrong and Rubio's performances, Carnahan's direction, the action sequences, and Hans Zimmer's musical score, while the film's graphic violence and portrayal of stalkers drew controversy. It grossed over $1.28 billion worldwide against a budget of $132 million and a break-even point of $260 million, making it the sixth-highest-grossing R-rated film of all time and Carnahan's highest-grossing film. A sequel is in development.

Valkyries

Valkyries is a 2025 epic fantasy adventure film based on the mythological warriors of the same name. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, distributed by Lionsgate, and narrated by Vin Diesel, it is the first installment in the Ragnarök trilogy. Directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jerry Bruckheimer and Robert Eggers, the film stars an ensemble cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Liv Tyler, Travis Fimmel, Elle Fanning, Zendaya, Kaya Scodelario, Brenton Thwaites, Daniel Kaluuya, Tom Hardy, Laurence Fishburne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Naomi Watts, Jason Momoa as Tyr, and Kurt Russell as Odin. It marks Tyler's first collaboration with Jackson since the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the film, the Valkyries are forced to protect Valhalla and humanity from the Aesir god Baldur when he is sent by his father to steal the powerful Helheim Portal Key and awaken the monsters living within Helheim in order to wreak havoc. Valkyries premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on November 11th, 2025, and was released ten days later; it was a financal success, grossing $845 million worldwide against a budget of $123 million. The film received widespread acclaim and was praised for its storytelling, visuals, direction, action sequences, performances (particularly Hathaway, Tyler, Watts, and Momoa), Hans Zimmer's musical score, and the emotional weight compared to previous Norse Mythology films. A sequel is in development.

Poppy Playtime II: Playcare

Poppy Playtime II: Playcare is a 2026 American action horror film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan and Verbinski. The film is based on the Poppy Playtime video game and the sequel to Poppy Playtime. The second of a three-part film adaptation to the game and primarily covering its third chapter, it stars Piper Rubio, Emma Roberts, Tika Sumpter, Iain Armitage, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Nighy, Chris Hemsworth, Neve Campbell, and Matthew Lillard. In the film, Poppy and Lilly must face the evil CatNap during a mission to take down his master, the Prototype. To succeed in defeating CatNap, they are aided by Ollie, a boy who contacts allies using a phone, and Kissy Missy, the wife of Huggy Wuggy. Poppy Playtime II: Playcare was released in Netflix on December 9th, 2026; it grossed $813 million worldwide and received positive reviews, with praise for Foster's direction, visual effects, messages, the action sequences, performances (namely Rubio and Roberts), Hans Zimmer's musical score, characters, and emotional weight. A final sequel is in development.

Poppy Playtime

Poppy Playtime is a 2025 American psychological horror film based on the video game of the same name developed by Mob Entertainment. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Films and The Stone Quarry, it is the first of a three-part adaptation to the game, primarily covering the first two chapters. Directed by Jodie Foster from a screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan and Gore Verbinski, the film stars Piper Rubio as the title character, alongside Emma Roberts, Jeffrey Wright, Tika Sumpter, Andy Serkis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Hemsworth as Huggy Wuggy, and Jennifer Tilly as Mommy Long Legs. In the film, a former employee of the Playtime Company befriends Poppy Playtime, its titular mascot, and they both go into conflict with the now-hostile creatures living within the company's facility, which has been abandoned for seven years. Released as a Netflix film, Poppy Playtime opened in theaters on December 2nd, 2025; it received generally positive reviews with critics and audiences praising its atmosphere, direction, visual effects, jumpscares, Hans Zimmer's musical score, themes, cinematography, Rubio's performance and the faithfulness to the source material, but critics found the dialogue and Huggy Wuggy's screentime lacking. It was also a box-office success, grossing $813 million worldwide. A sequel entitled Poppy Playtime II: Playcare was released just a year later.

The Ghost of Azura

The Ghost of Azura is a 2025 epic medieval fantasy action adventure film written and directed by Mel Gibson and produced by Zack Snyder and David Yates from a story by Snyder and Edward Zwick. The second non-biographical work by Gibson since The Man Without a Face, it is the first installment in the Kingdom of Azura film series. The film stars Cara Delevingne as the title character, alongside Ethan Hawke, James Purefoy, Isabella Sermon, Jude Law, Olivia Cooke, Graham McTavish, Joe Manganiello, Idris Elba, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, and Nicole Kidman. In the film, legendary female captain of Azura's knights, Artemis Menethil, is determined to protect the kingdom of Azura when it is threatened by a power-hungry and sociopathic rival to King Benjamin Magnus, the Scottish warlord Roderick Tiberius. The Ghost of Azura was released in theaters by Lionsgate on March 26th, 2025; despite low expectations due to Gibson's controversies until 2016, it was a surprise financial success, grossing $959 million worldwide against a budget of $145 million. It was well-received by critics and audiences, garnering a certified "fresh" rating of 95% of rotten tomatoes, with praise for its action, visuals, direction, story, performances (particularly Delevingne, Hawke, and Purefoy), screenplay, Hans Zimmer's musical score, cinematography, and emotional weight. The film reevaluated Gibson's reputation further after his acclaimed 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge. A sequel is in development.

Beneath the Shadows

Beneath the Shadows is a 2026 American psychological thriller film written, produced, and directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Anne Hathaway. In the film, Hathaway portrays a brilliant forensic scientist who takes matters into her own hands in order to find the murderer of her husband, temporarily becoming a serial killer in the process and the most cunning enemy of a cynical police officer, but at the same time, the only person who will deduce and understand his true nature. The supporting cast includes Michael Shannon, Jeffrey Wright, Clancy Brown, Piper Rubio, and Patrick Wilson. Beneath the Shadows was released on October 28th, 2026; the film became a box-office success, grossing $891 million worldwide, and received generally positive reviews from critics and was very well-received by audiences, with Hathaway's performance and the dark tone being widely acclaimed. A sequel entitled Beneath the Shadows: Killer's Game was released a year later.

The Marksman: A Veteran's Child

The Marksman: A Veteran's Child is a 2026 American science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Neill Blomkamp, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by Blomkamp and James Cameron. A co-production between Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and RatPac-Dune Entertainment, it is the second installment in the Marksman trilogy and the direct sequel to The Marksman. The film stars Sasha Calle returning in the title role and replacing the previous one played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, alongside Gina Rodriguez, Terry Crews, Josh Brolin, Sylvester Stallone, Abdul-Mateen, Tom Hiddleston, Taika Waititi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, and Michael Douglas. In the film, Amara O'Connor must honor her late father's legacy when she is transported to a different future than the one she came from. Aided by her mother Emilia, uncle Danny, godfather Ethan Breck and cousin Michael Wilson, she works to prevent this future from happening in the present time, and must find a poisonous gas bomb and bring it back to the present to wipe out the alien race that is set to provoke humanity into war. The Marksman: A Veteran's Child was released in theaters on December 18th, 2026; it grossed $814 million worldwide against a break-even point of $140 million and received acclaim for its action sequences and Calle's performance. It has been called one of the most stunning science fiction films. A sequel is currently in production.

Transformers: Cybertron Falls

Transformers: Cybertron Falls is a 2028 American science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Zack Snyder, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Blomkamp based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. A co-production between Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry, the film is the final installment in the Cybertron Quadrilogy and the direct sequel to Transformers: Space Bridge. It stars an ensemble cast, including Peter Cullen, Sasha Calle, Justin Chatwin, Idris Elba, Jeffrey Combs, Kevin Nash, John Cena, Katherine Waterston, Jamie Foxx, Ron Livingston, Angela Bassett, Sam Elliott, Frank Welker, and Josh Brolin. In the film, a healed Optimus Prime must lead the Autobots into a final stand against the cruel Megatron and the other Decepticons in order to leave Cybertron and save the universe when a powerful new enemy claiming to be Megatron's master emerges and threatens the very safety of all life from beyond. Transformers: Cybertron Falls was released in theaters on January 29th, 2028; grossing $2.52 billion, it was a financial success and became the highest-grossing Transformers film of all time with a budget of over $571 million. The film received universal acclaim, with strong praise for its emotional weight, the action sequences, visuals, story, performances (particularly Cullen, Calle, and Brolin), the darker tone, Hans Zimmer's musical score, direction, and satisfying conclusion of the storyline.

The Overseer

The Overseer is a 2025 American superhero film written, co-produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Sasha Calle in the title role. It is the first installment in the Forgotten and Returned film series, which is marked as the revival of Shyamalan's realistic vision of superheroes. Calle is supported by Mackenzie Foy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mark Wahlberg. In the film, a young girl befriends her superhuman neighbor when the latter saves her from a group of gangsters and discovers that she may be a long lost hero. The Overseer premiered in London on January 29th, 2025, and was released on February 8th; the film received positive reviews with praise for its visual effects, direction, and performances (particularly those of Calle and Foy), along with the action sequences and the film's style and portrayal of superhumans. It was viewed as Shyamalan's best superhero film since Unbreakable, and has earned a strong cult following after it became a major financial success at the box-office, grossing $985 million worldwide against its $153 million budget. A sequel was announced a month later and is slated to be released one year after this film.

The Legend of Scarface

The Legend of Scarface is a 2025 American science fiction action adventure film written and directed by Colin Trevorrow from a story by Zack Snyder and Jerry Bruckheimer. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, it is the first installment in the Legend of Scarface film series. The film stars Sasha Calle in the title role alongside Piper Rubio, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ella Anderson, Ray Fisher, Djimon Hounsou, John Leguizamo, and Sofia Vergara. In the film, half-human and half-extraterrestrial hybrid and former Imperial officer Arabella protects two young sisters for whom she serves as the guardian when their lives are threatened by a power-hungry general of the oppressive Empire of Peace. The Legend of Scarface had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on December 7th, 2025, and was released on December 29th for the streaming service Netflix; following a strong debut that broke several box-office records, the film was a financial success, grossing $1.23 billion worldwide against a break-even point of $140 million, becoming Netflix's most successful launch item. It received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised Calle's performance and chemistry with Rubio and Anderson, Trevorrow's direction, the action sequences, visuals, and score. A sequel is in production with Calle, Rubio, Anderson and Abdul-Mateen set to return and Snyder set to replace Trevorrow as the director.

Pyro: Child of Rage

Pyro: Child of Rage is a 2026 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Patty Jenkins and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski from a story by M. Night Shyamalan and Verbinski. The sequel to Pyro, it stars Sasha Calle in the title role, alongside Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Aldis Hodge, and Uma Thurman. Two years after the first film, Brittany Houston and her new girlfriend Amy Willis must defend themselves against the new commissioner of New York Police Department , who is also Amy's brother, after he provokes Brittany over her "crimes" against her late father. Pyro: Child of Rage was released on December 20th, 2026; it received widespread acclaim for its visual effects and the performances of Calle and Clemons, with many deeming it as equal to the first film. The film grossed over $915 million worldwide against a break-even point of $260 million. A sequel is currently in production.