The Howling Death: New Blood is a 2029 American action thriller film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, the producer of the film’s predecessors, written by David Twohy, and produced by Legendary Pictures and del Toro. It is the fifth installment in The Chronicles of Mister Wolf film series, as well as the direct sequel to The Blood Wolf, which had initially concluded the series. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård and Emma Stone who reprise their roles from the previous films, with John Krasinski, Tyrese Gibson, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Laurence Fishburne also returning, and they are joined by Taissa Farmiga, Everleigh McDonell, Demián Bichir, and Colin Farrell. It follows a rookie cop who is left behind in a snowy forest by her corrupt squad, only to be saved by Marcus Black. Both want to kill the cops, and they join forces with Larry Kress, who Black thought to be dead, and they begin to hunt the cops. New Blood opened in theaters on January 19th, 2029; it received generally positive reviews with praise for the thrills, del Toro’s direction, the action sequences, and Skarsgård and Farmiga’s performances, but criticism for its needlessly similar story and graphic violence. It was also a financial success like the rest of the films, grossing $918 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.
