The eponymous ship in The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based on “The Captain’s Log” chapter in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is just as crucial to the story as its ill-fated crew and passengers. What begins as a routine charter carrying private cargo becomes a harrowing fight for survival as Dracula (Javier Botet) uses the isolated Demeter as feeding grounds.
Director André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) enlisted production designer Edward Thomas to bring the Demeter to life, imbuing the schooner with impressive scale and meticulous detail. Thomas is no stranger to epic-sized horror adventures; the production designer is responsible for the thrilling set pieces in Escape Room, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, and Monster Hunter.
Thomas and his team built numerous sets to bring the Demeter to life, replicating the decks and interiors of the ship, some with functional sails...
Director André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) enlisted production designer Edward Thomas to bring the Demeter to life, imbuing the schooner with impressive scale and meticulous detail. Thomas is no stranger to epic-sized horror adventures; the production designer is responsible for the thrilling set pieces in Escape Room, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, and Monster Hunter.
Thomas and his team built numerous sets to bring the Demeter to life, replicating the decks and interiors of the ship, some with functional sails...
- 8/11/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Keeping its focus limited to “The Captain’s Log” chapter of Dracula, in which the eponymous vampire of Bram Stoker’s classic novel travels aboard a cargo ship from Romania to England, The Last Voyage of the Demeter continues Hollywood’s obsession with mining every piece of I.P. for potential gold. Though the film primarily sticks to the narrative framework laid out by Stoker, the perverse eroticism that typifies Dracula’s nocturnal violence in the novel and in most on-screen depictions has been effectively snuffed out.
Relegating Dracula mostly to the hull of the Demeter, André Øvredal’s film spends most of its running time observing the ship’s crew coming to the realization that a force of evil is on board with them. It all begins with the gruesome death of the Demeter’s livestock and the discovery of a sickly stowaway, Anna (Aisling Franciosi), with bite marks on her neck,...
Relegating Dracula mostly to the hull of the Demeter, André Øvredal’s film spends most of its running time observing the ship’s crew coming to the realization that a force of evil is on board with them. It all begins with the gruesome death of the Demeter’s livestock and the discovery of a sickly stowaway, Anna (Aisling Franciosi), with bite marks on her neck,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
In the latest issue of Fangoria Magazine, The Last Voyage of the Demeter director André Øvredal explains that he wanted his version of Dracula to be “the most horrific, frightening depiction of Dracula that has ever been seen on screen.” He continues, “To do that, we needed a performer who could be agile and do these things that are superhuman.”
This desire led to Øvredal casting Javier Botet as Demeter’s Dracula, and the monstrous take on the horror icon is fully revealed in an official image gallery today.
Meet Javier Botet’s feral, bloodthirsty incarnation of Dracula in the gallery below!
The Last Voyage of the Demeter bites into theaters on August 11, 2023.
Writer Bragi Schut’s script The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been floating around for many years now, with several different directors attached at various points. The director who eventually ended up board the ship is...
This desire led to Øvredal casting Javier Botet as Demeter’s Dracula, and the monstrous take on the horror icon is fully revealed in an official image gallery today.
Meet Javier Botet’s feral, bloodthirsty incarnation of Dracula in the gallery below!
The Last Voyage of the Demeter bites into theaters on August 11, 2023.
Writer Bragi Schut’s script The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been floating around for many years now, with several different directors attached at various points. The director who eventually ended up board the ship is...
- 7/28/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Amblin Partners’ Last Voyage of the Demeter is setting sail.
David Dastmalchian, one of the stars of the upcoming tentpole The Suicide Squad, Game of Thrones’ Liam Cunningham, Aisling Franciosi, and creature feature actor Javier Botet have joined Corey Hawkins in the horror project that is being directed by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark filmmaker André Øvredal.
Also on the manifest are Jon Jon Briones (Ratched), Stefan Kapicic (who played Colossus in the Deadpool movies), Nikolai Nikolaeff, Woody Norman, Martin Furulund and Chris Walley.
Demeter began production this week in Berlin and will later move to Malta. Bradley Fischer, Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer,...
David Dastmalchian, one of the stars of the upcoming tentpole The Suicide Squad, Game of Thrones’ Liam Cunningham, Aisling Franciosi, and creature feature actor Javier Botet have joined Corey Hawkins in the horror project that is being directed by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark filmmaker André Øvredal.
Also on the manifest are Jon Jon Briones (Ratched), Stefan Kapicic (who played Colossus in the Deadpool movies), Nikolai Nikolaeff, Woody Norman, Martin Furulund and Chris Walley.
Demeter began production this week in Berlin and will later move to Malta. Bradley Fischer, Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer,...
- 6/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Amblin Partners’ Last Voyage of the Demeter is setting sail.
David Dastmalchian, one of the stars of the upcoming tentpole The Suicide Squad, Game of Thrones’ Liam Cunningham, Aisling Franciosi, and creature feature actor Javier Botet have joined Corey Hawkins in the horror project that is being directed by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark filmmaker André Øvredal.
Also on the manifest are Jon Jon Briones (Ratched), Stefan Kapicic (who played Colossus in the Deadpool movies), Nikolai Nikolaeff, Woody Norman, Martin Furulund and Chris Walley.
Demeter began production this week in Berlin and will later move to Malta. Bradley Fischer, Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer,...
David Dastmalchian, one of the stars of the upcoming tentpole The Suicide Squad, Game of Thrones’ Liam Cunningham, Aisling Franciosi, and creature feature actor Javier Botet have joined Corey Hawkins in the horror project that is being directed by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark filmmaker André Øvredal.
Also on the manifest are Jon Jon Briones (Ratched), Stefan Kapicic (who played Colossus in the Deadpool movies), Nikolai Nikolaeff, Woody Norman, Martin Furulund and Chris Walley.
Demeter began production this week in Berlin and will later move to Malta. Bradley Fischer, Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer,...
- 6/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Inner Voice Artists, the management and production company formed by former CAA and Sierra/Affinity exec Ina Petersen in 2017, has tied up with fellow management and production co TheMachine in a bid to expand the two companies’ global reach.
Inner Voice Artists operates between the U.S. and Norway and has a roster primarily comprised of Euro talent. The company also specializes in putting together global co-productions by accessing various local funding pots, while aiming to sell foreign distribution to the U.S. market.
TheMachine, which is run by former Gersh agent Kevin Herrera and Maker Studios co-founder Rawn Erickson II, oversees a network of verified talent and executives working across entertainment and advertising.
Under the new agreement, the two companies will look to identify new talent that they will co-represent and share as needed across projects.
Through its Norwegian office, Inner Voice Artists will give TheMachine a window...
Inner Voice Artists operates between the U.S. and Norway and has a roster primarily comprised of Euro talent. The company also specializes in putting together global co-productions by accessing various local funding pots, while aiming to sell foreign distribution to the U.S. market.
TheMachine, which is run by former Gersh agent Kevin Herrera and Maker Studios co-founder Rawn Erickson II, oversees a network of verified talent and executives working across entertainment and advertising.
Under the new agreement, the two companies will look to identify new talent that they will co-represent and share as needed across projects.
Through its Norwegian office, Inner Voice Artists will give TheMachine a window...
- 5/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ina Petersen’s La-based international management and production firm, Inner Voice Artists, has acquired rights to Danish filmmaker Nicolo Donato’s latest script, Tolerance. The company, which was formed earlier this year to create opportunities for actors and filmmakers from around the world, has also signed Donato to its growing roster.
Tolerance is inspired by the racially-charged 2017 events in Charlottesville where a woman was fatally injured. It’s described as a powerful story of a man who decides to leave the Ku Klux Klan after discovering that he has a daughter. In his quest for redemption, he learns how love sometimes conquers all.
Donato’s previous credits include Brotherhood, which was nominated for two Bodil Awards as well as winning two major prizes in Rome. He also helmed 2016’s Across The Waters, and is known for socially impactful work.
Donato will direct Tolerance with Petersen producing alongside Ramfis Myrthil...
Tolerance is inspired by the racially-charged 2017 events in Charlottesville where a woman was fatally injured. It’s described as a powerful story of a man who decides to leave the Ku Klux Klan after discovering that he has a daughter. In his quest for redemption, he learns how love sometimes conquers all.
Donato’s previous credits include Brotherhood, which was nominated for two Bodil Awards as well as winning two major prizes in Rome. He also helmed 2016’s Across The Waters, and is known for socially impactful work.
Donato will direct Tolerance with Petersen producing alongside Ramfis Myrthil...
- 10/8/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fast-rising Norwegian actor Thomas Gullestad has signed with Ina Petersen’s La-based international management and production firm, Inner Voice Artists. Gullestad recently starred in Harald Zwart’s critically praised adventure drama The 12th Man opposite Jonathan Rhys Myers, receiving strong notices for what was his first major role. He’s also the lead in Zwart’s upcoming comedy series, The Oil Fund.
Other feature credits include crime comedy franchise Tomme Tønner. Before turning to acting, Gullestad was a talk show host, fronting successful Norwegian late night programs including Dansken & Fingern and Min Man Kan. Further, he’s a hip hop musician whose group Klovner I Kamp are opening for Eminem in Oslo on June 30.
Launched early this year, Inner Voice Artists has had a busy couple of months. Petersen tells me she’s in pre-production on the firm’s first film and in development on several international TV projects.
Other feature credits include crime comedy franchise Tomme Tønner. Before turning to acting, Gullestad was a talk show host, fronting successful Norwegian late night programs including Dansken & Fingern and Min Man Kan. Further, he’s a hip hop musician whose group Klovner I Kamp are opening for Eminem in Oslo on June 30.
Launched early this year, Inner Voice Artists has had a busy couple of months. Petersen tells me she’s in pre-production on the firm’s first film and in development on several international TV projects.
- 6/26/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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