[GreyHorace]

The legend of Dracula is born.

Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo—fifty unmarked wooden crates—from Carpathia to London.

Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship. When the Demeter finally arrives off the shores of England, it is a charred, derelict wreck. There is no trace of the crew.

The film stars Corey Hawkins (In the Heights, Straight Outta Compton) as Clemens, a doctor who joins the Demeter crew, Aisling Franciosi (Game of Thrones, The Nightingale) as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans) as the ship's captain and David Dastmalchian (Dune, the Ant-Man franchise) as the Demeter's first mate.

The film also features Jon Jon Briones (Ratched, American Horror Story), Stefan Kapicic (Deadpool films, Better Call Saul), Nikolai Nikolaeff (Stranger Things, Bruised) and Javier Botet (It films, Mama).

From DreamWorks Pictures and the producers of Zodiac and Black Swan, The Last Voyage of the Demeter is directed by Norwegian horror virtuoso André Øvredal (Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark, Trollhunter), from a script by Bragi F. Schut (Escape Room), Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters) and Zak Olkewicz (the upcoming Bullet Train), based on the chapter "The Captain's Log" of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The film is produced by Brad Fischer and by Oscar®-nominated producer Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer for Phoenix Pictures and is executive produced by Matthew Hirsch.

Interesting. Though I don't know if a single chapter of Bram Stoker's novel is enough basis for a whole movie. I do like the inhuman design for Dracula though.

 

[HellforLeather]

Cool but its a monster movie where the show the fucking monster in the trailer repeatedly.

 

[infinitys_7th]

I wish a single trailer would not have that fucking air horn "woosh" noise. And obnoxious music that has a couple lyrics that "kind-of" match the title.

But yeah, what else does Hollywood have now but to try to weave entire narratives out of half a chapter of a 200-year-old book? At least Renfield was kind of fun looking and Cage is fun. This looks like generic monster movie.

 

[HeresJohnny]

Saw the trailer when I went to see Renfield yesterday. I'll check it out; I mean, we all know what happens based on how the ship arrives in London, so it'll be interesting to get a more detailed take on what exactly went down.

I wish a single trailer would not have that fucking air horn "woosh" noise. And obnoxious music that has a couple lyrics that "kind-of" match the title.

But yeah, what else does Hollywood have now but to try to weave entire narratives out of half a chapter of a 200-year-old book? At least Renfield was kind of fun looking and Cage is fun. This looks like generic monster movie.

Cage fucking nails Dracula. In fact, there are flashback scenes where he looks JUST like Bela Lugosi. The movie is a fun take on the dynamic between Dracula and his familiars that sometimes borders on cheesy, but Cage and the Asian cop chick literally save every scene. I took my wife to it, and she didn't like it, but she doesn't like dry comedy or horror, so she was like :/ the whole time, which means nothing given her tastes. She started criticizing it when we got out and I was like "Girl, you watch fucking Hallmark movies." So yeah, I'm not taking her with me to see Evil Dead arise today, obviously.