Movies Caleb Landry Jones Playing Dracula in Upcoming Origin Story Movie from Luc Besson Countless different types of Count Dracula stories have been told on the screen over the years, from Bela Lugosi’s black & white icon to Nicolas Cage’s scenery chewing take in Renfield . The origin story of the Dracula character has also been told, most notably in Gary Shore’s 2014 movie Dracula Untold . And THR reports this week that it’s about to be told again. Caleb Landry Jones ( Antiviral ) will star in an untitled Dracula origin story for director Luc Besson ( The Fifth Element ), which is said to be a “big budgeted film.” The Hollywood Reporter previews that the movie will be a “retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic tale with Landry-Jones set to play the Transylvania Count-turned-vampire.” The site also notes, “Besson’s take will focus on the beginning of Dracula’s life and his relationship with wife.” Christoph Waltz ( Django Unchained ) is also in talks to star. The Dracula character was most recently seen in last year’ s The Last Voyage of the Demeter , a period piece horror movie that scared its way to just $21 million at the box office. Movies ‘Blackout’: Trailer for Larry Fessenden’s Werewolf Movie Definitely Isn’t Hiding the Monster Larry Fessenden ( Habit, Depraved ) is back with new werewolf horror movie , and the official trailer has been unleashed today along with release information. Blackout Dark Sky Films will first bring the modern day werewolf movie to theaters in NYC on March 13, followed by a wider release on Digital/VOD at home on April 12, 2024 . The film’s one week exclusive NYC theatrical engagement will take place at the IFC Center beginning March 13th, and it will feature special cast appearances and a Q&A. Blackout marks the second pairing of Glass Eye Pix , the New York production shingle headed by Fessenden, and Yellow Veil Pictures , having previously collaborated successfully on world sales for Fessenden’s 2019 Depraved , which was released by IFC Midnight in the US. The film follows small town artist Charley ( Alex Hurt ), a tortured man whose drinking binges blur with his sneaking suspicion that he might likely be a werewolf. He distances himself from those he loves and sinks deeper into solitude, his flashes of memory of his nighttime grisly acts manifested through his artwork Blackout is the third film in Fessenden’s monster trilogy, following Habit (vampires) and Depraved (Frankenstein). This film continues his theme of critiquing the monster inside all people (and using excellent practical effects to boot). In addition to Hurt, cast includes Addison Timlin, James LeGros, Kevin Corrigan, Barbara Crampton, Joe Swanberg and many others. Winner of the 1997 Someone to Watch Spirit Award, New York-based filmmaker and actor Larry Fessenden is the founder and CEO of Glass Eye Pix, celebrated for producing Kelly Reichardt’s River of Grass (1994) and Wendy and Lucy (2003); Ti West’s first four features — The Roost (2005), Trigger Man (2007), House of the Devil (2009), and The Inkeepers (2011)— and dozens of other acclaimed and award-winning indie films. In addition to his Monsterverse films, he’s written and directed the psychological horror Wendigo (2001) with Patricia Clarkson, and the Ron Perlman led The Last Winter (2006), contributed to ABCs of Death 2 (2014), and appeared in over 100 films, including most recently Martin Scorsese’s forthcoming Killers of the Flower Moon . Blackout is produced by Fessenden, long-time collaborator and filmmaker James Felix McKenney , indie veteran Chris Ingvordsen , and Co-Produced by newcomer Gaby Leyner . Says Fessenden: “I am interested in finding new truths in the classic monster tropes of my youth. The essence of each creature dictates the milieu of the film, and of course, the werewolf is both out of control and regretful so that duality shaped my story. I am excited to work with Yellow Veil again, they understand my filmmaking and have been fierce advocates.”
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