The battle between light and darkness rages on in Priest 2: Faithless Dawn (2025), the highly anticipated sequel to the cult classic action-horror film Priest (2011). Tom Hardy joins the franchise alongside returning stars Paul Bettany and Maggie Q, delivering a brutal, high-stakes continuation of the war against the vampiric forces that threaten humanity’s survival.

Trailer Breakdown

The trailer opens with a haunting shot of a desert wasteland, where remnants of a once-thriving civilization now lie in ruins. A voiceover from Paul Bettany’s Priest warns:

“We thought we had won… but evil never dies. It only waits.”

🔹 A New Enemy Rises: The camera shifts to Tom Hardy’s character, a rogue warrior-priest exiled from the Church, battling a pack of savage, evolved vampires in a brutal, high-speed desert chase. His eyes burn with vengeance, hinting at a dark past yet to be revealed.
🔹 The Return of the Priests: Maggie Q’s Priestess is seen infiltrating an underground stronghold, discovering horrifying evidence that the vampire menace is growing stronger, more organized. “They’re smarter now,” she whispers, “and they’re not afraid of us anymore.”
🔹 The Faithless Dawn: A shadowy new antagonist, the first human-turned-vampire hybrid, is introduced—played by a chilling, yet undisclosed, A-list actor. This new villain, wielding both supernatural strength and human intellect, taunts Priest: “Your God has abandoned you. And soon, so will your faith.”
🔹 The Final War: Explosive action sequences showcase clergy warriors clashing with monstrous, winged creatures, high-speed battles on futuristic hoverbikes, and a climactic duel between Priest and the hybrid overlord atop a blood-red cathedral at sunrise.

As the screen fades to black, the final moment reveals a shocking twist—a mysterious figure in a dark hood emerges, lifting his head to reveal a scarred, but very much alive Karl Urban (suggesting the return of Black Hat).

🔥 Faith will be tested. Blood will be spilled.

Priest 2: Faithless Dawn (2025) unleashes in theaters next year. Watch the first trailer now! ⛪⚔️🩸