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The Last Voyage of the Demeter movie storyline. Based on a single chapter, the Captain’s Log, from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel “Dracula”, the story is set aboard the Russian schooner Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo – 24 unmarked wooden crates – from Carpathia to London. The film will detail the strange events that befell the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a terrifying presence on board the ship. When it finally arrived near Whitby Harbour, it was derelict. There was no trace of the crew.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (also known as Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter in some international markets) is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal and written by Bragi F. Schut Jr. and Zak Olkewicz. It is an adaptation of “The Captain’s Log”, a chapter from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. The film stars Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, and David Dastmalchian.
Planning for the film adaptation of “The Captain’s Log” began when Schut Jr. wrote the initial spec script when he befriended a colleague who worked on Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), but did not come to fruition by languishing in development hell for more than two decades. After Amblin Partners obtained the rights in October 2019, Øvredal was announced to direct the film.
The main cast members were confirmed in 2021. Principal photography began on June 30, 2021, in Berlin, continued in Malta, and ended on October 1. Some of the movie scenes were also recorded in the fortress city of Mdina. Thomas Newman was originally hired to compose the film’s score, but was replaced by Bear McCreary due to Newman’s scheduling conflicts.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter was released theatrically in the United States on August 11, 2023, by Universal Pictures. It was previously scheduled for January 27, 2023.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
Directed by: André Øvredal
Starring: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Javier Botet, Woody Norman, Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapičić, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Martin Furulund, Sally Reeve
Screenplay by: Bragi Schut Jr, Zak Olkewicz
Production Design by: Edward Thomas
Cinematography by: Tom Stern
Film Editing by: Patrick Larsgaard
Costume Design by: Carlo Poggioli
Set Decoration by: Bernhard Henrich
Art Direction by: Marc Bitz, Charlo Dalli, Wolfgang Metschan, Anja Müller, Mariana Vasconcellos
Music by: Bear McCreary
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: August 11, 2023
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