Dracula Untold, now available on Blu-ray and DVD, merges fact with fantasy and offers a new spin on the origin story for Bram Stoker's classic monster. Luke Evans stars as Vlad Tepes, ruler of the kingdom of Wallachia - when the Turkish sultan Mehmed (Dominic Cooper) demands that Vlad hand over 1,000 Transylvanian boys to be raised as Turkish soldiers, including his own son, Vlad seeks the help of the supernatural to defeat the superior Turkish army. Directed by Gary Shore, Dracula Untold also stars Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance, and Art Parkinson.

I recently had the opportunity sit down with Luke Evans for an exclusive video interview in Bucharest, Romania. He talked about what attracts him to literary characters, delving into the history of Vlad the Impaler, what might be in store for Dracula in the Universal Monsters shared universe, working with Ben Wheatley on High-Rise, re-teaming for Free Fire, and more. Below the video is the time index.

Luke Evans Time Index:

• :23 - Talk about how he's played so many legendary literary characters and that he just sees them as regular characters trying to protect their family.
• 2:28 - On if he prefers to do research for his characters and his research process for playing Vlad Tepes.
• 4:13 - Was there a particular story or anecdote that helped him understand and relate to Vlad? Evans points to the stories of Vlad's childhood and how that shaped him as a man.
• 6:03 - Talk about all the possibilities of what could be in store for Vlad in future films and how much he's experienced over the centuries.
• 7:28 - Is there any particular monster he'd like to see Dracula team up with in the new Universal Monsters shared universe? Says there are many, but he doesn't want to give the game away.
• 7:45 - Talk about working with Ben Wheatley on High-Rise and re-teaming with him on the upcoming film Free Fire.