Sink your fangs into this new trailer for Dracula Untold starring Luke Evans and Dominic Cooper. It’s a cinematic re-envisioning of the infamous vampire’s ‘true’ origins….Could Dracula really be a dark superhero?
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The film is based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker and portrays the origin of Count Dracula. Vampire mythology is weaved together with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler, which basically depicts Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story. Perhaps this is the first time that fans will have been given a much clearer historical perspective of the tale.
Dracula Untold begins in the 15th century, as Vlad (Evans) finds his homeland facing the thread of invasion by the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Mehmed II (Dominic Cooper). Desperate to defend his people, Vlad ends up striking a bargain with an ancient evil (Charles Dance) that allows him to gain incredible powers that will help him win the war – but at a terrible cost to his own soul.
Sarah Gadon plays Mirena, the Queen and wife of Dracula the King, and she admitted to be being pretty scared herself whilst filming: “I was really scared making it. In a battle scene, with fighting going on around us, I wiped out a few times. I was running through the forest at top speed – there was mud and it was raining. I had lots of bruises.”
The action epic adventure was written by Mark Sazama and Burk Sharpless and marks the debut of director Gary Shore’s first full length feature film. From the looks of the trailer this is an excellent introduction to the legendary character.
Dracula Untold hits UK cinemas on October 3 and US cinemas on October 17.
