In the Lost Lands has landed second place on the Netflix movie charts in the UK and Ireland.
Based on a short story of the same name by Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin, the fantasy film was directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich, as well as Guardians of the Galaxy favourite, Dave Bautista.
Blade's Arly Jover, Andor's Amara Okereke and Yardie's Fraser James round out the cast.
With Earth turned into a dystopian wasteland, the film follows Boyce (Bautista), a hunter who is recruited by a witch named Gray Alys (Jovovich) to find a werewolf and obtain its power for the Queen (Okereke).
Hailed as "a beautifully bonkers B-movie" by The Daily Beast, the publication noted that "for sheer unadulterated geekiness", the film has "few contemporary equals".
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In the Lost Lands, which is currently scored at 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, has certainly received mixed reviews from critics.
On the positive side, Slant Magazine stated that: "The film provides Paul W.S. Anderson with a sturdy canvas for his unique brand of gaudy, campy cool."
Meanwhile, The New York Times described In the Lost Lands as "a threadbare film that barely resembles an idea", and The Guardian dubbed it "a movie of flabby characterisation, dull storytelling and midprice VFX work."
Nonetheless, with the movie climbing high up the charts on Netflix, In the Lost Lands is going down a treat with viewers.
Revealing how he got involved with the project, Anderson, who is married to Jovovich, told Screen Slate: "I heard about George from Milla because she's a huge consumer of fantasy. She is a big George fan and has read all of his books.
"She was very aware of George, and then she was approached by my co-producer and writer Constantin Werner, who had the rights to three of George's short stories. It was In the Lost Lands, The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr, and Bitterblooms.
"Mila said, 'Oh my God, it's George. You should talk to Constantin Werner about this. We should get involved.' That was really my inception point."
In The Lost Lands is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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