Ultimate Beastmaster: The Movie

"You must win this game. The beast is fierce. But if we stand our ground, you might bring this organization to its knees."

- Caleb

Ultimate Beastmaster: The Movie is a 2025 sci-fi action film produced by Cobra Films Official, 25/7 Productions, Balboa Productions, and Villenueve Films, distributed by Cobra Films Official and The Walt Disney Company, and directed by Denis Villenueve.

Synopsis
12 broke contestants were convinced by random strangers in a van to compete in Ultimate Beastmaster for a chance to win $1,000,000. However, the contest is not what it seems. The contestants fight to the death against a giant metallic beast that will not stop killing the contestants until 1 contestant remains. Sam, a contestant plans to expose Ultimate Beastmaster to end it once and for all.

Plot
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Main Cast
Sylvester Stallone as Host, the main funder and host of the Ultimate Beastmaster contest.

Chloë Grace Moretz as Samantha, a 25 year old Aussie who was mentally abused by her mother.

Michael Peña as Caleb, a 42 year old Mexican who was formerly a drug dealer.

Colin Farrell as Michael, a 37 year old American who has been struggling to pay the bills.

Additional Cast
Daniel Day Lewis as Joe Biden, the current American president in 2025.

Colin Jost as Max, a 40 year old Canadian who lost his money and almost died due to COVID-19.

Development
On November 23, 2022, plans for a live-action adaptation of Ultimate Beastmaster surfaced. Cobra Films Official announced that Denis Villenueve will direct the film due to his reputation in the sci-fi genre. The next day, David S. Goyer was signed to write the script of the film due to his work on The Dark Knight, which was considered one of the best superhero films in history.

On December 1, 2022, Cobra Films announced a partnership with Walt Disney Studios, in which they will handle the marketing and distribution, while Cobra Films Official would handle the script, casting, music, and CGI. The 2 companies agreed that both would receive a 50/50 share on both funding and box office earnings.

On March 15, 2023, the film was originally planned for an April 20, 2024 release, but due to the movie being in development hell, the director decided to delay it to a March 14, 2025 release.

Casting
After plans for an Ultimate Beastmaster live action remake surfaced, Sylvester Stallone showed extreme interest in playing the role as Host, which he was immediately given without any auditions.

Both Chloë Grace Moretz, Mckenna Grace, and Xochitl Gomez were interested in taking a part of the film, so they all auditioned the lead female role. After multiple recordings and casting sessions, Moretz eventually got the role.

Filming
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Music
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Awards

 * Academy Award for Best Picture - For the best motion picture to be released that year.
 * Academy Award for Best Visual Effects - For the most outstanding visual effects in film of the year.
 * Academy Award for Best Sound - For the finest or most aesthetic sound design or sound editing of the year.



Box Office
Ultimate Beastmaster: The Movie was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on May 14, 2025, and May 16, 2025 internationally. It grossed $102.4 million in the United States and Canada and $222.2 million in other territories for a total of $324.6 million.

Critical Response
The film received generally positive reviews for both critics and general audience. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 87% based on 267 critics, with an average rating of 8.3/10. Its critical consensus reads: "As a movie, Ultimate Beastmaster: The Movie is one of the finest examples that a movie doesn't have to be a masterpiece to be largely enjoyable." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, indicating generally positive reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore assigned the film an average grade of "A-" on their A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 79% (with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5) and 69% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Trivia
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