‘The Last Voyage Of The Demeter’ Trailer: New Dracula Film From Universal Promises To Spill Blood
Mary Beth McAndrews
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Dracula is having another moment to shine in 2023. Renfield is about the hit theaters, Radio Silence is supposedly working on a potential Dracula film with Universal. And now, André Øvredal’s (Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark, Trollhunter) take on the bloodthirsty monster is coming to theaters this summer. His film The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based on ‘The Captain’s Log’ chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic horror novel, delves into the hell the ship’s crew endures during its voyage to London.
Read the full synopsis below:
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.
This isn’t a sexy Dracula. No, this is a terrifying, barely-human version of Dracula, which is just what we want here at Dread Central. While we do ultimately know the crew’s fate, we still can’t wait to see what horrors will unfold on screen.
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).
Øvredal directs from a script by Bragi F. Schut (Escape Room), Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters), and Zak Olkewicz (the upcoming Bullet Train).
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.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter comes to theaters on August 11, 2023.
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