Dracula gets a new spin with the last voyage of the. We are below deck in a cargo area where the captain of the good ship demeter is guarding dracula, who has been captured, chained and caged. Fans of bram stokers original novel dracula will recognize this title. So, you know, a prequel hundreds of years after the fact.
Scary stories to tell in the dark filmmaker tackling horror thriller last voyage of the demeter exclusive 01 october 2019 the hollywood reporter viggo mortensen offered lead in neil marshall dracula horror the last voyage of the demeter. Oct 02, 2019 the last voyage of the demeter will be produced by bradley fischer, mike medavoy and arnold messer for amblin. Last voyage of the demeter andre ovredal in talks to direct. This chapter in the book is via the captains log and recounts the death of each crew member by a mysterious presence on board the boat, until. No quotes approved yet for the last voyage of demeter. Andre ovredal, who directed this summers horror movie scary stories to tell in the dark, is in negotiations to helm the project, which has quietly landed at amblin partners.
The last voyage is a 1960 metrocolor american disaster film written and directed by andrew l. Dec 17, 2012 2 the brilliant patrick tatopoulos on the last voyage of the demeter patrick tatopoulos is the amazing production designer who worked on films such as underworld, i, robot, independence day, bram stokers dracula, i am legend, and many more incredible movies. Andre ovredal will tackle the last voyage of the demeter for amblin the director of scary stories to tell in the dark is setting sail on a most unfortunate voyage. Thr reported today that the autopsy of jane doe and scary stories to tell in the dark director andre overdal. Demeter was the name of the ship that transported dracula from transylvania to london in bram stokers classic tale. The film centers on the sinking of an aged ocean liner in the pacific ocean following an explosion in the boiler room. Based on a chapter in bram stokers dracula, which describes the arrival of the vampire count in england on a cargo ship that has crashed into. The last voyage of the demeter archives we got this covered. It stars robert stack, dorothy malone, george sanders and edmond obrien, and features tammy marihugh. The last voyage of demeter movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Viggo mortensen may board neil marshalls the last voyage of the demeter. May 01, 2009 although the last voyage of demeter simply sounds like a fascinating story that reminds me of something like h. When we first covered the last voyage of the demeter, marcus nispel was set to direct. The last voyage of the demeter is told in chapter 7 of dracula using excerpts from the captains logbook and newspaper clippings.
The last voyage of the demeter movie movie insider. This is an adventure tale, with ann and her husband moving from living on an island farm in loch lomond during ww2 to a seaport where they buy an old sailing boat. David slade to direct vampire horror flick the last. Last voyage the mariners library by davison, ann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Feb 21, 2010 one of the new books were starting in may is a book called bram stokers death ship. Oct 02, 2019 bragi schuts script, the last voyage of the demeter, has been passed around for years. Scary stories to tell in the dark filmmaker tackling horror thriller last voyage of the demeter exclusive. The vampire story has made a long journey to production. The director of scary stories to tell in the dark is setting sail on a most unfortunate voyage.
Jude law in talks for lead role in the last voyage of the demeter submitted by rich johnston on february 14, 2011 3. Ovredal is also attached to adapt stephen kings novel the long walk for new line. This is the story of draculas sea voyage from transylvania to england. Follows the illfated crew aboard the merchant ship demeter which carried draculas coffin from transylvania to england only to arrive at port with no survivors aboard. Andre ovredal will tackle the last voyage of the demeter. Shopgirls the true story of life behind the counter e02 revolution on the floor duration. Bragi schuts script, the last voyage of the demeter, has been passed around for years. Idw publishing released this title sept 28 and this tale explores the last few days of the russian schooner, the demeter, a sailing vessel which brought the king of all vampires to england.
The last voyage of the demeter, a movie set during the events of dracula, has been in some stage of development for seventeen years. One of the new books were starting in may is a book called bram stokers death ship. The last voyage of the demeter has been kicking around in development for nearly 10 years and has gone through many permutations since it was announced in 2004. Dracula gets a new spin with the last voyage of the demeter. This listing is for 4 comic books complete mini series by idw. At least the graphic novel compilation of death ship. Something very unpleasant is lurking aboard the ship, and the voyage becomes a terrifying ordeal. Amblins dracula project the last voyage of the demeter. Draculas demeter uses the log of the demeter from bram stokers dracula as an outline. An astonishing narrative of disaster and perseverance.
Something very unpleasant is lurking aboard the ship, and the. Oct 01, 2019 the last voyage of the demeter sails out of development hell with a new director in negotiations to take over this vampire tale. Andre ovredal is in talks to direct a new dracula tale for amblin hollywood reporter exclusively revealed. Andre ovredal will tackle the last voyage of the demeter for. An untold story from the greatest vampire story ever written, bram stokers death ship explores the harrowing, nightmarish sea voyage from transylvania to england.
The story will expand upon the passage in the novel. Last voyage of the demeter by red is for fire on amazon music. Lovecrafts at the mountains of madness in a personal way, as theyre not at all. Mortal kombat movie reveals new logo, plus new terminator clip. Last voyage is a memoir of a time when life was simpler, but with no fewer contradictions.
Nov 29, 2011 at least the graphic novel compilation of death ship. Douglas robertson has taken his fathers classic book, survive the savage sea, as his starting point. What do we know about the last voyage of the demeter. For the past 17 years, theres been a dracula film project trying to get made called the last voyage of the demeter. The director of scary stories to tell in the dark is setting sail on a. Filmmaker andre ovredal scary stories to tell in the dark wants to direct the last voyage of the demeter the film has just docked at amblin pictures and bradley fischer, mike medavoy, and arnold messer have already been named as producers. The voyage of the demeter a bbc radio ghostly drama duration. The robertson family set sail from the south of england on their 43foot schooner, lucette, which was holed by killer whales and sank in the pacific ocean. Bram stokers death ship last voyage of demeter 4 comic. This dracula story follows the journey of the ship demeter. The ship does not do anything as corny as flip over, but the ship is threatened just the same and the special effects were state of the art at the time, and indeed they used the on purpose sinking of a real ocean liner. The strange last voyage of donald crowhurst by nicholas tomalin.
An astonishing narrative of disaster and perseverance, the last voyage of the karluk will thrill readers of adventure classics like into thin air and the climb. Slade, who directed the vampire horror 30 days of night and the vampire bore twilight saga. The last voyage of the demeter would be set entirely aboard the ship, and give us a frontrow seat to draculas misdeeds. Oct 01, 2019 norwegian filmmaker andre ovredal is in very early talks to direct the last voyage of the demeter for amblin partners, deadline has confirmed.
Script by gary gerani art by stuart sayger cover by cliff nielsen. Follows the illfated crew aboard the merchant ship demeter which carried draculas coffin from transylvania to england only to. Writer sean carney has chosen to imagine what occurred on that fateful trip and has created an eerie. Its only cargo, some crates apparently containing soil. Which carried dracula from transylvania to london in bram stokers 1897 novel. David slade on board for the last voyage of the demeter. Oct, 2010 now shes signing for a new role in an intriguing genre. Rapace is set to come aboard the the last voyage of demeter, about the illfated journey of draculas coffin from transylvania to england, according to sources familiar with the project.
Imagine being trapped aboard a ship with the bloodthirsty devil. Andre ovredal to direct draculainspired the last voyage of. Andre ovredal in talks to direct last voyage of the demeter. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor sir henry irving, and business manager of the lyceum theatre in london, which irving owned. David slade to direct vampire horror flick the last voyage. Andre ovredal will tackle the last voyage of the demeter for amblin. The doomed voyage of the russian schooner demeter, in bram stokers dracula, is one of the more horrific passages in the novel. There have been multiple directors attached however, the film never comes to life, but that may be about to change. The swedish actress who starred as hacker lisbeth salander in the original millennium trilogy has been lined up to star in phoenix pictures horror film the last voyage of.
The longgestating seafaring horror thriller the last voyage of the demeter has found a new port and a new captain. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor sir henry irving, and business manager of. Noomi rapace, the girl with the dragon tattoo, will have a. The demeter section of the book is told in the form of the captains log, in which the ships captain chronicles a tale of terror in which his crew is. The last voyage of the demeter is an unusual project, as it spins a brief interlude in bram stokers dracula the voyage of the title character from transylvania to england into a feature. We have taken this part of the story to tell our very own version of it. The descents neil marshall brings to life the deadly voyage of the demeter from bram stokers dracula novel in this millenium films production. The last voyage 1960 was very ambitious for its time. Jan 28, 1970 the strange last voyage of donald crowhurst tells the disturbing, darkly engrossing story of a yachtsman who entered a round the world race sponsored by the sunday times, gradually lost his mind, then disappeared, leaving his ship adrift in the middle of the atlantic ocean. It s based on one segment of the bram stoker dracula story, the ship that takes the count from.
Last voyage of the demeter by red is for fire on amazon. Although the last voyage of demeter simply sounds like a fascinating story that reminds me of something like h. Think of the old mark twain picture books your parents used to read you, or make you. Draculas demeter endeavors to take a brief, haunting episode from bram stokers dracula and expand it into a fulllength novel in its own right. Bram stokers death ship last voyage of demeter 4 comic set. And unless the movie changes the book, that also means every character.
Her anger at poseidon drove her to dress all in black and retreat into a cave in order to purify herself, an act which was the cause of a universal famine. Robert forrests chilling tale of the supernatural, set on a schooner sailing from bulgaria to england in 1867. A song about the strange events that took place aboard the ship demeter during its voyage to the english coast. Bram stoker abraham bram stoker 8 november 1847 20 april 1912 was an irish author, best known today for his 1897 gothic novel dracula. Dec 14, 2016 shopgirls the true story of life behind the counter e02 revolution on the floor duration. Scary stories to tell in the dark director andre ovredal is in negotiations to captain the last voyage of the demeter, a project inspired by the. Viggo mortensen may board the last voyage of the demeter. Check out last voyage of the demeter by red is for fire on amazon music. Marcus nispel helming the last voyage of demeter next. A 19th century schooner is sailing from bulgaria to whitby. The brilliant patrick tatopoulos on the last voyage of the. Hms cutlass name given to four ships of the royal navy the first a battleship present at the battle of the nile. In bram stokers dracula there is a brief mentione of dracula travelling by ship to england.
Karyn kusama will direct a new adaptation of dracula. The last voyage of demeter a different dracula adaptation. It tells the tale of the last voyage of the demeter and leads right into stokers novel. Rapace is set to come aboard the the last voyage of demeter, about the illfated journey of draculas coffin from transylvania to england, according to sources familiar with. The last voyage of the demeter will be produced by bradley fischer, mike medavoy and arnold messer for amblin. The ship is becalmed and an unrelenting fog descends, causing crew and passengers to become unsettled. Mar 31, 2014 draculas demeter endeavors to take a brief, haunting episode from bram stokers dracula and expand it into a fulllength novel in its own right. Eight new sff books to read in october 15 horror movies you can stream now that are actually good fangrrls is about kicking down doors, breaking boundaries and celebrating female fans with fun, witty and entertaining content. Rise of the lycans and is a judge on the syfy show face off. The last voyage of demeter was one of the most surprising attempts to bring the count back to the big screen, but also one of the most intriguing. The posiedin adventure 1972 is obviously a remake of this movie. Andre overdal to helm dracula tale the last voyage of the. The voyage of the demeter a bbc radio ghostly drama youtube. The last voyage of the demeter might launch afterall film.