The Blood Wolf is a 2026 American action film directed by David Twohy and produced by Guillermo del Toro from story by him and Twohy. It is a back-to-back sequel to The Phantom's Edge and the fourth installment in the Chronicles of Mister Wolf film series, Nad initially, the conclusion. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Emma Stone, John Krasinski, Tyrese Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Hiddleston, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Laurence Fishburne reprising their roles, alongside Morena Baccarin, James McAvoy, and Jeff Goldblum. In the film, Marcus Black (Skarsgård) has settled down with his his wife, Dakota (Stone) and their daughter, but his archenemy, Virginia Walker (Weaver) continues roaming the forest to hunt him. He teams up with Gabriel O'Hara, who survived being killed by Walker, as well as Larry Kress (Fishburne) and Mark Quinn (Gibson) to defeat her. The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 18th, 2026; releasing 4 days later, it grossed $2.191 billion worldwide and became the highest-grossing release of the series. Upon release, The Blood Wolf was met with universal acclaim, with praise for its visual style, musical score, direction, action sequences, the darker tone, story, performances (particularly Skarsgård, Stone, Krasinski, and Weaver), themes, and emotional weight. A direct sequel entitled The Howling Death: New Blood will revive the series in 2029.
