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Karyn Kusama’s Dracula Film ‘Mina Harker’ From Blumhouse Scrapped

April 19, 2022 12:22 pm

Director Karyn Kusama ("Jennifer's Body") has recently been making quite the career comeback with films such as "The Invitation" and the Nicole Kidman cop thriller "Destroyer" along with being involved with th...

‘Renfield’: Nicolas Cage To Play Dracula In Universal Monsters With A Comedic Edge

Christopher Marc

November 30, 2021 7:03 pm

News

Universal’s Monsters Dark Universe franchise (“The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise) died on the vine before it had a chance to begin properly. That led to Leigh Whannell’s domestic abuse horror thriller “Invisible ...

The Greatest Vampires In Cinema

Nick Allen

October 26, 2021 12:47 pm

Features, News

There’s no one right way to be a vampire, even if it comes with the same sleep schedule. Cinema has helped us grasp this concept over the decades, with variations on the folk horror archetype colored by some m...

‘Renfield’: ‘LEGO Batman’ Director Chris McKay Takes On Universal’s ‘Dracula’-Inspired Film

Charles Barfield

April 14, 2021 11:40 am

News

After the complete and utter failure of the Dark Universe several years ago, it appears that Universal has made a complete 180-degree shift and decided to just let filmmakers take the studios Monster character...

‘Dracula’: Chloé Zhao To Write & Direct A Sci-Fi Western Reimagining Of The Classic Vampire

Charles Barfield

February 4, 2021 1:56 pm

News

Chloé Zhao is having one hell of a 2021 already. We’re only in early February and her recent film, “Nomadland,” has been released to rave reviews and has earned a ton of awards recognition, with Oscars likely ...

Jason Blum Has “No Plans” To Restart The Dark Universe Despite ‘Invisible Man’ Success

Charles Barfield

June 22, 2020 2:43 pm

News

When the history books are written about this era of Hollywood filmmaking, the entry about cinematic universes will be headlined by the MCU, and then, somewhere further down, there will be a discussion of the ...

Karyn Kusama Says Her ‘Dracula’ Will Be “Fairly Faithful” But Not The “Romantic Hero” Version

Charles Barfield

June 8, 2020 11:42 am

News

Recently, it was revealed that Karyn Kusama had worked out a deal with Blumhouse to adapt “Dracula” for the studio. For fans of her films “Jennifer’s Body” and “The Invitation,” the idea that Kusama’s unique s...

Sebastian Stan Wants ‘Dracula’ So Badly He’s Already Asking Karyn Kusama About Playing The Part

Rafael Motamayor

April 25, 2020 10:57 am

News

With the success of "The Invisible Man" it was only a matter of time before we started seeing announcements for new takes on iconic Universal Monsters. So when last month we heard a report that Karyn Kusama wo...

Blumhouse Hires Karyn Kusama To Direct A New ‘Dracula’ Film

Charles Barfield

March 11, 2020 11:08 am

News

It was only a matter of time before Universal asked Blumhouse to take on another of its iconic Monsters, right? That’s what happens when a studio releases a low-budget horror film that has earned almost 15x it...

Final ‘Dracula’ Trailer: The Legendary Vampire Returns This Week On Netflix

Charles Barfield

January 3, 2020 10:48 am

News, Television, Trailers

Remember the age of TV when you basically had breaks every now and then between debuts of huge, highly-anticipated series? Well, those days are long gone as the era of Peak TV rules all and with that,...

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