Vin Diesel’s 2015 film The Last Witch Hunter is currently popping on Netflix — currently the 5th most-viewed movie across the entire streaming platform, as of publication. And while many consider it a flop, the madcap fantasy film, the star’s ode to Dungeons & Dragons in many ways, is truly the only Diesel joint that deserves a sequel.
The story follows warrior Kaulder (Diesel), who avenges his fallen family by slaying an all-powerful Witch Queen, who then curses him with immortality moments before her death. Now in present-day New York, Kaulder serves as an enforcer of the fragile truce between witches and humanity through a secret organization known as the Axe and Cross, supported by a line of priestly chroniclers called the Dolans. When Kaulder’s older Dolan (Michael Caine) is attacked, Kaulder teams with a new Dolan (Elijah Wood) and a rogue witch, Chloe (Rose Leslie), to unravel a dark conspiracy to resurrect the Witch Queen and release a catastrophic plague.
Almost every Vin Diesel-led film eventually spawns a franchise — Pitch Black, xXx, The Fast and the Furious — but The Last Witch Hunter is the rare exception of a wannabe blockbuster that actually deserved sequels. Despite being a standalone film, it teases a rich world full of untapped lore: an eternal war between witches and humans, Kaulder’s centuries of immortal existence, and mystical forces that hint at deeper, darker magic. There’s genuine potential here for multiple timelines or spin-offs that expand the universe.
Compare that to Pitch Black, which constantly hits the reset button on Riddick, returning him to a lone-wolf survivalist. Or xXx, which eventually starts feeling like a rebranded Fast and Furious—a high-octane crew on wild government missions. The Last Witch Hunter, on the other hand, offers a mythos that could grow into something far more unique and compelling.
If Diesel ever convinced Hollywood to take a chance at a sequel of a 10-year-old movie (there were 16 years between xXx and Return of Xander Cage), it should definitely take place in the future, with a new threat that involves science intertwining with a new magical threat. Maybe a mad scientist teams with or becomes a Dolan, and Kaulder has to team with a new cast of characters to take them down. With all the magic in The Last Witch Hunt, it’s never explored how advanced science figures into their world. Maybe some new AI was the final key for science to become a threat to the magical realm.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Kaulder return in an entirely different film, like a surprise crossover with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, another movie in desperate need of a sequel. Whether it’s a straight-up multiverse-style cameo or Diesel playing a near-identical character under a different name as a wink to fans, the idea has real potential. After all, Kaulder was inspired by Diesel’s actual D&D character, and the fantasy vibes of both films line up perfectly. Imagine Kaulder in Baldur’s Gate!
Considering Diesel’s track record for turning niche projects into blockbuster franchises, his involvement might be the best shot at getting a sequel to Honor Among Thieves—a movie that, much like The Last Witch Hunter, has quietly built a cult following with legs for a sequel.
