Luc Besson is back in US theaters with “Dogman,” and he’s already hard at work on his upcoming adaptation of “Dracula” with Caleb Landry Jones. “I started shooting it already,” Besson said in an upcoming interview with The Discourse Podcast. “It comes from the from the Bram Stoker tale, but the vision for me is a love story between him and his princess – like in the book.

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Director Karyn Kusama (“Jennifer’s Body“) has recently been making quite the career comeback with films such as “The Invitation” and the Nicole Kidman cop thriller “Destroyer” along with being involved with the hit Showtime series “Yellowjackets.” However, after being hand-picked by Blumhouse to make a new Dracula film two years ago, the film is sadly not moving forward.

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Universal’s Monsters Dark Universe franchise (“The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise) died on the vine before it had a chance to begin properly. That led to Leigh Whannell’s domestic abuse horror thriller “Invisible Man” and many new announcements. One of them is Chris McKay’s “Renfield,” penned by “Rick & Morty” writer Ryan Ridley placing iconic characters from “Dracula” into more of a humorous setting, further illustrating Uni’s desire to make one-off films that don’t need to connect.

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There’s no one right way to be a vampire, even if it comes with the same sleep schedule. Cinema has helped us grasp this concept over the decades, with variations on the folk horror archetype colored by some most frightening of human feelings: addiction, lust, control, and isolation. For as much as vampires cannot see themselves in the mirror, they’re reflections of ourselves, shapeshifting throughout different cultural periods.

The tradition of vampirism also brings out authorship from directors, with many using the setup for their own expression: the likes of Park Chan-wook, George Romero, Jim Jarmusch, Abel Ferrara, Catherine Hardwicke, Guillermo del Toro, Amy Heckerling, for just a taste.

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After the complete and utter failure of the Dark Universe several years ago, it appears that Universal has made a complete 180-degree shift and decided to just let filmmakers take the studios Monster characters and do whatever they want. We saw that already with Blumhouse’s take on “The Invisible Man” from last year. We’re already seeing it happen again with a new “Wolfman” with Ryan Gosling and a new “Dracula” sci-fi reimagining from Chloe Zhao.

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Chloé Zhao is having one hell of a 2021 already. We’re only in early February and her recent film, “Nomadland,” has been released to rave reviews and has earned a ton of awards recognition, with Oscars likely in her future. Then the fun is only going to keep going, as “Eternals,” her big Marvel film, is set to hit in November. All that to say, Zhao is on the cusp of being able to do whatever the hell she wants to do next.

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When the history books are written about this era of Hollywood filmmaking, the entry about cinematic universes will be headlined by the MCU, and then, somewhere further down, there will be a discussion of the biggest crossover failure, Universal’s Dark Universe. Originally meant to compete with Marvel, the studio’s attempt to reboot the various Universal Monsters in one cohesive continuity bombed before it really took off thanks to “The Mummy” reboot starring Tom Cruise.

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Recently, it was revealed that Karyn Kusama had worked out a deal with Blumhouse to adapt “Dracula” for the studio. For fans of her films “Jennifer’s Body” and “The Invitation,” the idea that Kusama’s unique style can be brought to a horror icon like Bram Stoker’s creation. And speaking to the Stephen King podcast, The Kingcast (via SYFY), the filmmaker explained how her version of “Dracula” might differ from the various other film adaptations.

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With the success of “The Invisible Man” it was only a matter of time before we started seeing announcements for new takes on iconic Universal Monsters. So when last month we heard a report that Karyn Kusama would oversee a new “Dracula,” there was plenty of excitement going around. Turns out, while some of us took only to social media to share our excitement, Sebastian Stan wasted no time to shoot his shot and try to get cast in the actual movie.

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It was only a matter of time before Universal asked Blumhouse to take on another of its iconic Monsters, right? That’s what happens when a studio releases a low-budget horror film that has earned almost 15x its production budget in almost two weeks of release worldwide. So, now comes word that Blumhouse is moving on from “The Invisible Man” and staking its claim to “Dracula,” and the production company has lined up some pretty incredible talent to bring the franchise to life.

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Remember the age of TV when you basically had breaks every now and then between debuts of huge, highly-anticipated series? Well, those days are long gone as the era of Peak TV rules all and with that, a never-ending flood of TV shows that your friends, family, and co-workers will swear that “you must watch!” We’re barely a few days into 2020 and Netflix has the latest series to fit that bill — “Dracula.”

“Wait, Dracula?

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Ripping off fingernails is always unsettling. The same with extreme close-ups of bloody red meat and a fly crawling on someone’s eyeball. Obviously, if you’re trying to freak people out in a trailer, these are the types of images you show. And that’s exactly what Netflix has done in the new teaser for its upcoming “Dracula” series.

This new take on Bram Stoker’s classic tale comes from Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the two men responsible for coming up with a great reimagining of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC drama “Sherlock.” And if the new teaser for “Dracula” is any indication, the guys are taking their unique viewpoint and putting it through a horror lens, creating a series that aims to tell the classic story of Count Dracula, but with the style and creativity that was shown in “Sherlock.” And yes, it looks pretty scary.

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Dexter Fletcher is leaving the rock biopic genre and going for something a bit more…horrific. According to a new report, it appears the filmmaker has decided to take on the legend of Dracula for the upcoming film “Renfield.”

Variety is reporting that Fletcher has signed on with Universal to direct “Renfield,” which is said to be a present-day film that puts a spin on the classic Dracula tale by focusing on the villain’s henchman, R.M.

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If you’re a filmmaker in 2019 and you want to do a film based on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” then you better have a damn good reason. Not that remakes and adaptations don’t happen all the time, but we’ve really seen quite a few “Dracula” films and TV series over the decade, with many being really great. But thankfully, it appears Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss are bringing something unique to their adaptation of the horror classic, which is coming to BBC and Netflix soon.

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Welcome to the Episode 5 of The Fourth Wall – an interview podcast where I attempt to break down the fourth wall of the film industry, getting a behind the scenes look through my conversations with filmmakers, actors/actresses, and other industry professionals. My guest today is famed James Bond and “Good Omens” composer David Arnold.

Arnold recently received two Emmy nominations for his work on the BBC and Amazon adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Good Omens,” which features some of the composer’s most unique and diverse orchestration to date.

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We already knew that the folks behind the hit BBC series “Sherlock” were setting their sights on the classic tale of Dracula for a new series, but now we know who will embody that iconic vampire.

According to Deadline, Netflix and BBC have found their headliner for the upcoming “Dracula” series in actor Claes Bang. The series, as you might presume, tells the story of Count Dracula, inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel, who makes plans against Victorian London.

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The best kind of horror films are the ones that haunt an audience long after leaving their seats. Horror films keep us up at night because we hear the eerie music playing over and again in our minds. But the movies that especially get our adrenaline pumping and deliver the most significant impact are the ones offering unsettling images, mood and

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In a short video essay from No Film School, edited together by Nelson Carvajal, the images from iconic horror films are spliced together.

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Upon first glance, you might wonder why on Earth we need a new “Dracula” TV series. Well, the same could have been said about Sherlock Holmes before “Sherlock.” So, it’s good news that the creative team behind that series, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, are reuniting for the upcoming “Dracula” reboot series, according to Variety.

“Dracula” is based on the Bram Stoker classic, so there’s no need to go over the premise.

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