Phoenix Pictures looks to have found a director for its upcoming horror flick The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Per THR, Stefan Ruzowitzky, the man behind the 2007 Oscar-winning Austrian film The Counterfeiters, is in talks to take the helm of the period pic, which is based on a segment of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In the novel, the Demeter is the ship that unknowingly takes the villainous vampire from Transylvania to England, and along the way…well, an undead guy’s gotta eat, right?
As someone who likes the genre and loves this book, I’m looking forward to this one. Over the years, I’ve learned not to get too excited about horror films slated for wide release, but the director’s resume checks out, and this is the studio that just recently brought us Shutter Island. What’s more, the story of the Demeter really intrigues me. As THR points out, the concept is essentially Alien on a 19th century schooner. And while this film would be hard-pressed to measure up to the masterpiece that is Alien, I think we could have the makings of a solid claustrophobic shocker here.
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I like the sound of this, even though I'm a lilk bored of Vampire flicks these days, Daybreakers was good though so maybe theres room for a few more GOOD ones.
And while Vampire films in general are sucking these days, theres a special place reserved for DRACULA, the king of them all.
I like the idea of setting it on the Demeter too, though, I'm sure this was done in the 70s once??
Also cant wait for the VLAD the impaler film, especially if its done as an historical epic like Braveheart rather than a vampire flick.
I like the sound of this, even though I'm a lilk bored of Vampire flicks these days, Daybreakers was good though so maybe theres room for a few more GOOD ones.
And while Vampire films in general are sucking these days, theres a special place reserved for DRACULA, the king of them all.
I like the idea of setting it on the Demeter too, though, I'm sure this was done in the 70s once??
Also cant wait for the VLAD the impaler film, especially if its done as an historical epic like Braveheart rather than a vampire flick.