Kaulder and the 37th Dolan deduce that 36 was murdered by a witch. The 36th Dolan tells Kaulder that he is retiring from his duties and has chosen a new Dolan for him, but dies in his sleep. He is aided by a priest called 'Dolan', a tradition carried from the battle to destroy the Witch Queen. Kaulder is revealed to be working as a witch hunter for an organization called the Axe and Cross, which aims to keep the truce between humans and witches and either executes or imprisons the witches who break the law. In the present day, Kaulder prevents a teenage witch from unintentionally destroying an airplane with weather-controlling runes. Before dying, the Witch Queen curses Kaulder with eternal life. A band of knights, including a widowed Kaulder, storms her lair and impales her. The film was released on October 23, 2015, grossing $147 million while receiving generally unfavorable reviews from critics.Įight hundred years ago, the Witch Queen unleashes the Black Plague to wipe out humanity. The film stars Vin Diesel as an immortal witch hunter who must stop a plague from ravaging the entire world. The Last Witch Hunter is a 2015 American fantasy action film directed by Breck Eisner and written by Cory Goodman, Matt Sazama, and Burk Sharpless.