Milla Jovovich & Luke Evans Face the End in Brad Anderson’s Worldbreaker

Survival becomes inheritance as a young girl is forced into a war shaped by monsters and loss in Worldbreaker. (AURA)

As genre cinema continues to lean into post-apocalyptic worlds shaped by collapse, survival, and reinvention, Worldbreaker arrives with a familiar sense of scale—but filters it through a more intimate, character-driven lens. Directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist, The Call), the sci-fi action thriller opens in the aftermath of a global catastrophe where humanity has been fundamentally altered by the rise of the Breakers—monsters that infect, transform, and eradicate.

In this fractured future, men were the first to fall, leaving women to step into leadership roles on the front lines of survival. Against that backdrop, the story centers on Willa, a young girl raised in isolation on a remote island by her father, a battle-scarred veteran determined to keep her alive at any cost. While her mother has become one of the war’s fiercest fighters, Willa’s world is defined by training, discipline, and the constant threat of invasion.

That fragile existence is disrupted when a mysterious girl washes ashore. Craving connection in a world stripped of innocence, Willa hides the stranger—only to discover that secrets in this new world are rarely harmless. As the truth surfaces and the Breakers close in, Willa is forced to rely not only on her father’s relentless preparation, but on her own instincts and resolve to survive what’s coming.

Worldbreaker stars Milla Jovovich and Luke Evans, anchoring the film’s emotional core alongside Billie Boullet and Mila Harris. Written by Joshua Rollins, the film balances large-scale sci-fi threat with a more grounded exploration of sacrifice, inherited trauma, and the moment a child is forced to step into a war they never chose—but were born into nonetheless.

With Anderson at the helm, the film leans into tension, atmosphere, and human vulnerability rather than spectacle alone, framing its otherworldly threats as extensions of fear, loss, and survival instinct. Worldbreaker opens in theaters on January 30, positioning itself as an early 2026 genre release to keep an eye on as the new year’s sci-fi slate takes shape.