Dracula Attacks in ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Trailer
Just as Renfield arrives this weekend, Universal’s next big screen appearance of the iconic vampire Dracula is coming this summer, and the first official trailer and poster for The Last Voyage of the Demeter were released online today, bringing plenty to sink our teeth into.
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 (Late Night with the Devil, Batman: The Long Halloween) 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) as Dracula.
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, The Autopsy of Jane Doe), 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.
In my view, Ovredal has never made a bad movie, and judging from his excellent previous work and the awesome footage released today, this may be one of the best Dracula movies of all time.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter will depart into theaters on August 11.
You can watch the brand new official trailer and view the first teaser poster below.
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