DRACULA UNTOLD
FIRST MINDBLOWING TRAILER
Check it out people! The first absolutely mindblowing trailer for Luke Evan's epic fantasy action adventure DRACULA UNTOLD is here and it brings all kinds of epic fun! Weaving both the
historical and the fictional characters DRACULA UNTOLD explores the origin of famous Dracula, mixing vampire mythology with the true history of Prince Vlad Tepes the Impaler. It seeks to depict Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war. Starring Luke Evans the film is out this October!
DRACULA TIDBITS
It was originally supposed to be directed by Alex Proyas with Sam
Worthington in the lead role and with Abbie Cornish 
playing his wife,
but then they hired Gary Shore (this is his first feature film, before
this he was making commercials) who had smaller budget in mind. Luke
Evans took over the lead role, and along with him the original name
DRACULA YEAR ZERO was changed into DRACULA UNTOLD and later on the
release date was postponed from August to October. It is interesting
that this is Luke Evans' fourth time to play a God or a royal: he was
God Apollo in CLASH OF THE TITANS, Supreme God Zeus in IMMORTALS, Bard
the Bowman future king of Dale in THE HOBBIT and now he is the prince of
Wallachia!
playing his wife,
but then they hired Gary Shore (this is his first feature film, before
this he was making commercials) who had smaller budget in mind. Luke
Evans took over the lead role, and along with him the original name
DRACULA YEAR ZERO was changed into DRACULA UNTOLD and later on the
release date was postponed from August to October. It is interesting
that this is Luke Evans' fourth time to play a God or a royal: he was
God Apollo in CLASH OF THE TITANS, Supreme God Zeus in IMMORTALS, Bard
the Bowman future king of Dale in THE HOBBIT and now he is the prince of
Wallachia!
THE CAST OF DRACULA
LUKE EVANS & DOMINIC COOPER
Welsh superstar Luke Evans is the historical medieval Prince
Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian ruler who would later on become the inspiration for
Bram Stoker's vampire. In the film he is a young 15th century prince who, when the
lives of his wife and child are put in danger by a bloodthirsty sultan,
risks his soul to save them, and in the process becomes the first
vampire!SULTAN MEHMED
Dominic Cooper will play Turkish sultan Mehmed (It is interesting that this
won't be Cooper's first time around vampires, since he recently starred
in ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER! ), who is famous for conquering Constantinople and ending the Byzantine Empire.
SARAH GADON IS MIRENA
SARAH GADON IS MIRENA
Sarah Gadon, whom we watched as a medieval wife of a nobleman in WORLD WITHOUT END, will be that again since she will play Dracula's wife Mirena!
GYPSY CHIEFTAN
GYPSY CHIEFTAN
Zach McGowan, whom we watched as the pirate chief in BLACK SAILS, will be a leader again but this time as Shkelgim, a gypsy chief!
EVIL BABA YAGA
LES MISERABLES star Samantha Barks will be Baba Yaga, an angelic woman from Eastern European folklore who turns into an atrociously deadly witch.
LES MISERABLES star Samantha Barks will be Baba Yaga, an angelic woman from Eastern European folklore who turns into an atrociously deadly witch.
Thor Kristjansson plays Bright Eyes, who was enslaved as a young boy and is now an Ottoman Empire assassin, while GAME OF THRONES' Art Parkinson will portray Dracula's son, Ingeras.
DEZZY'S HISTORY CLASS
Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler, was the 15th century prince of
Wallachia who inspired the character of Dracula (the name comes from his
Draculesti dynasty). He ruled Wallachia (part of today's Romania) while
the whole Balkan peninsula suffered under the ruthless Ottoman tyranny. He was a
member of the Order of the Dragon and is actually considered a hero in many
countries since he protected Christian people from Turkish aggressors. His
bloodthirsty reputation from the tales comes from his practice of
impaling his enemies. It is believed that he had tens of thousands of
victims.
Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler, was the 15th century prince of
Wallachia who inspired the character of Dracula (the name comes from his
Draculesti dynasty). He ruled Wallachia (part of today's Romania) while
the whole Balkan peninsula suffered under the ruthless Ottoman tyranny. He was a
member of the Order of the Dragon and is actually considered a hero in many
countries since he protected Christian people from Turkish aggressors. His
bloodthirsty reputation from the tales comes from his practice of
impaling his enemies. It is believed that he had tens of thousands of
victims. 
Sounds interesting! And it's great to hear the story behind how it was brought to the screen.
ReplyDeletewe do love all the secret tidbits :)
DeleteVERY cool, Dezzy. Thanks for all the research and sharing. I look forward to watching it now.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it, Terrence, will try to update the spotlight with new screencaps as they appear later today!
DeleteYikes! Never mind. That one will be too vampire-y for me after all. But I predict it will be quite popular. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat, what? My first reaction was the opposite, that it isn't overly vampirish :) It's mostly historical and epic and then turns into vampire revenge maybe in the last part. Loved how he decimates the Turkish troops with his storm of bats :)
DeleteNo, there were teeth and creepy faces, and you know there will be lots of blood and impaling. You watch it first and then tell me if I can handle it.
Deletewell. after watching THE WALKING DEAD even this sensitive soul of mine can take pretty much anything :) if it has story and depth
DeleteIt is interesting that the trailer shows that scene in which the sultan's soldiers come to take Vlad's son.it is that shocking true story that I told you once before about our children being taken by force from their mothers to be raised and trained as bloodthirsty janissaries who would often come back to their homeland to kill and slay their own kin not even knowing their true roots.... We even have so many traditional songs and ballads about it
The feckers blocked it!
ReplyDeleteI've put another one, hope it won't be blocked, Fran!
DeleteInteresting to know the background. Thanks, Dez.
ReplyDeleteglad you liked that part, Masy
DeleteIt looks intriguing...I like the historical context, and the bats.
ReplyDeleteisn't it simply marvellous?
DeleteThat is a very cool trailer! I like your history lesson, too. I'll have to make sure I see this one.
ReplyDeletemark your calender for October
DeleteBaba Yaga is more than an evil witch. She is the Crone Goddess and an aspect of the Divine Feminine. But don't worry, I'm not going to bitch endlessly about her portrayal the way I did with that Egyptian movie, LOL! I'll just stew silently instead.
ReplyDeletein my country, in our folklore she is an ebil old crone too, she is the part of Slavic mythology together with her sister Baba Marta (who comes in early spring to mess with nature bringing snow again) :)
DeleteThat looks fantastic and the effects outstanding!
ReplyDeleteI'm deeply impressed too... it looks so original and fresh
DeleteWow ! I love it great .
ReplyDeleteit is amazing, isn't it?
DeleteDRACULA UNTOLD looks ... mind-blowing! Can't wait to see it!
ReplyDeleteit will be the best epic movie this year
DeleteNow there's a different take on Dracula. Looks spectacular.
ReplyDeletespectacular is the word!
Deletei always spend too long here, drifting in and out of all the screen news you have to share - amazing!! i like the new Dracula, but wait! Z Nation? hmm - they need my YA zombie short story... i'm too late, as usual!
ReplyDeleteand thanks for your sweet words on my Broken Branch Falls blog tour!
yep, zombies are still a hot property in Tinseltown!
DeleteI think every incarnation of Dracula had martial problems
ReplyDeletewhat do you mean under martial problems?
DeleteHoly smoldering hotness! Oh,I better skip the holy-lol!
ReplyDeletesmouldering and scorching indeed :)
DeleteThe posters are fab, as is the trailer. I like that it's been pushed back to October. Seems more like the spooky month for its release.
ReplyDeleteI just hope it won't be bad for the film, since we haven't had huge blockbusters released in Autumn, they usually come either Christmas, early spring or summer
DeleteI cannot watch the clip from where I am, so I will be back. PS: I really did serve beans for supper.
ReplyDeletecool beans :)
DeletePizza tonight. Not mine though. Take out. But homemade carrot cupcakes. Just sitting there. I already ate two. Bad wife.
Deletelovely jubbly
Deletelololol. I never heard that before. Great saying.
DeleteIt's from some 80's British comedy series... somebody used to repeat it in it all the time
DeleteCan't say I'm looking forward to another Dracula. On the other hand, I love your little history classes ;-)
ReplyDeletethanks
DeleteOoh, I want to see this one.
ReplyDeleteit is exciting, isn't it?
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