The legend of Dracula is born.ย ย
Based on the chapter โThe Captainโs Logโ from Bram Stokerโs Dracula.
Directed by: Andrรฉ รvredal
Written by: Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Zak Olkewicz
Starring: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian
Genre: Horror
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Producers: Brad Fischer, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer
Executive Producer: Matthew Hirsch
Opening Date
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2023 Wide
Synopsis
Based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stokerโs classic novelย Dracula,ย The Last Voyage of the Demeterย tells the terrifying story of the merchant shipย Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargoโfifty unmarked wooden cratesโfrom Carpathia to London.ย
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Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.ย When theย Demeterย finally arrives off the shores of England, it is a charred, derelict wreck. There is no trace of the crew.ย ย
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The film stars Corey Hawkins (In the Heights,ย Straight Outta Compton) as Clemens, a doctor who joins theย Demeterย crew, Aisling Franciosi (Game of Thrones,ย The Nightingale) as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones,ย Clash of the Titans) as the shipโs captain and David Dastmalchian (Dune, theย Ant-Manย franchise) as theย Demeterโs first mate.ย
The film also features Jon Jon Briones (Ratched, American Horror Story), Stefan Kapicic (Deadpoolย films, Better Call Saul), Nikolai Nikolaeff (Stranger Things, Bruised) and Javier Botet (Itย films, Mama).
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From DreamWorks Pictures and the producers ofย Zodiac and Black Swan, The Last Voyage of the Demeterย is directed by Norwegian horror virtuoso Andrรฉ รvredal (Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark,ย Trollhunter), from a script by Bragi F. Schut (Escape Room), Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters) and Zak Olkewicz (the upcomingย Bullet Train), based on the chapter โThe Captainโs Logโ of Bram Stokerโsย Dracula.ย
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The film is produced by Brad Fischer and by Oscarยฎ-nominated producer Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer for Phoenix Pictures and is executive produced by Matthew Hirsch. ย
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