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05-28-2014 12:44 AM |
Due for release on October 17th, 2014. (Halloween season)
Movie renamed from Dracula: Year Zero to Dracula Untold. ( details)
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In 2007, Director Alex Proyas was hired by Universal Pictures to direct the film Dracula: Year Zero. The film was to be produced by Michael De Luca and filmed in Australia. Later, Universal ended the deals with Proyas and Worthington because of the high budget.
It was then announced on February 10, 2012 by Deadline that Irish director Gary Shore was in talks to direct. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless wrote the script for the new film.
On April 25, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Universal Pictures had announced that the film would be released on August 8, 2014.
On August 29, 2013, Variety reported that Legendary Pictures was considering co-financing the film. Legendary's involvement in production was confirmed in May 2014.
On January 25, 2010, it was announced that Sam Worthington was in negotiations to play Vlad the Impaler, with the film set to release in 2011. Later on August 19, Worthington was confirmed to star in the film. On February 10, 2012, Deadline confirmed that Universal closed the deal with Worthington.
On April 8, 2013, actor Luke Evans joined the cast, replacing Worthington to play the role of Vlad the Impaler, the man who would become the mythological bloodsucker Dracula.
On May 2, 2013, Sarah Gadon joined the cast to star alongside Evans.
On May 8 Variety announced that Dominic Cooper was in talks to join the cast.
On July 11, 2013, Zach McGowan also signed on, to play the role of Shkelgim, a gypsy chief.
On July 26, Samantha Barks joined the cast to play a character from Eastern European folk tales known as Baba Yaga, a beautiful young woman who transforms into a savage witch.
Along with Barks more cast was added, including Charlie Cox, Ferdinand Kingsley, William Houston and Thor Kristjansson; who would play the role of Bright Eyes, an Eastern European taken as a slave as a young boy and now an assassin in the Ottoman Army.
Art Parkinson then joined on to play the role of Ingeras, son of Dracula.
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