Dracula Untold

Dracula Untold, previously known as Dracula and Dracula: Year Zero, is an upcoming American drama-horror film directed by Gary Shore and written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless,^[1] based on the novel Dracula by Irish novelist Bram Stoker.

Cast

• Luke Evans as Vlad Tepes, the man who becomes the mythological bloodsucker Dracula^[2]
• Sarah Gadon as Mirena, wife of Vlad^[3]
• Dominic Cooper^[4] as Mehmed the Second
• Samantha Barks as Baba Yaga, a beautiful woman who turns into an evil witch^[5]
• Art Parkinson as Ingeras, son of Vlad/Dracula^[6]
• Charlie Cox^[6]
• William Houston as Vlad senior
• Ferdinand Kingsley as Hamza Bey
• Noah Huntley as Captain Petru
• Dilan Gwyn as Governess
• Zach McGowan as Shkelgim, a gypsy chief^[7]
• Ronan Vibert as Simion "The Wise"
• Diarmaid Murtagh as Dimitru
• Noah Huntley as Master of the Guards
• Thor Kristjansson as Bright Eyes, a former slave who is now an assassin in the Ottoman Army^[6]
• Joseph Long as omer
• Ash Cook as a Hero Boy

Production

In 2007, Director Alex Proyas was hired by Universal Pictures to direct the film Dracula Year Zero.^[8] The film was to be produced by Michael De Luca and filmed in Australia.^[9] Later, Universal ended the deals with Proyas and Worthington because of the high budget. It was then announced on February 10, 2012 by Deadline that Irish director Gary Shore was in talks to direct.^[1] Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless wrote the script for new Dracula, news confirmed.^[10] On April 25, 2013 The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Universal Pictures had announced that the Dracula film would released on August 8, 2014.^[11] On May 20, 2013, First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness announced that Universal would film Dracula in August in Northern Ireland.^[12] The film would be filmed for three month from August to November and would receive financial support from Northern Ireland Screen. Production would be based in Belfast with filming taking place in various locations throughout NI.^[13] This marks the first collaboration between universal and legendary Pictures.

Casting

On January 25, 2010 it was announced that Sam Worthington was in negotiations to play Vlad the Impaler, with the film set to release in 2011.^[14] Later on August 19, Worthington was confirmed to star in the film.^[15] On February 10, 2012, Deadline confirmed that Universal closed the deal with Worthington.^[1] On April 8, 2013 actor Luke Evans joined the cast, replacing Worthington to play the role of Vlad the Impaler, the man who would become the mythological bloodsucker Dracula.^[2] On May 2, 2013, Sarah Gadon joined the cast to star alongside Evans.^[3] On May 8 Variety announced that Dominic Cooper was in talks to join the cast.^[4] On July 11, 2013 Zach McGowan also signed on, to play the role of Shkelgim, a gypsy chief.^[7] On July 26, Samantha Barks joined the cast to play a character from Eastern European folk tales known as a Baba Yaga, a beautiful young woman who transforms into a savage witch.^[5] Along with Barks more cast was added, including Charlie Cox, Ferdinand Kingsley, William Houston and Thor Kristjansson; who would play the role of Bright Eyes, an Eastern European taken as a slave as a young boy and now an assassin in the Ottoman Army.^[6] Art Parkinson then joined on to play the role of Ingeras, son of Dracula.^[6]

Filming

On May 20, 2013 Universal confirmed that shooting will take place in Northern Ireland from August to November 2013.^[13] The film's shooting officially began on August 5, 2013, starting in Roe Valley Country Park in NI.^[16] The production company received permission for two days of shooting, on August 5 and 6, to film scenes in the park.^[17] Other location shooting took place throughout Northern Ireland.^[18][19]

Release

On April 25, 2013, Universal Pictures announced that the film would be released in theaters on August 8, 2014.^[20] It was announced 4 months later that the movie would be postponed until October 3, 2014.^[21] The release date was pushed a third time to October 17, 2014.^[22]

References

External links

• Dracula at the Internet Movie Database
• Dracula at the Movie Insider
• Dracula at the MovieWeb