Dracula: A Love Tale

Upcoming film directed by Luc Besson

Dracula: A Love Tale
Directed by	Luc Besson
Screenplay by	Luc Besson
Based on	Dracula by Bram Stoker
Produced by	Virginie Besson-Silla
Starring	Caleb Landry Jones Christoph Waltz
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	LBP Productions EuropaCorp
Countries	France United Kingdom Finland
Language	English

Dracula: A Love Tale is an upcoming gothic horror film written and directed by Luc Besson, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It stars Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz and Matilda De Angelis.

Cast

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Caleb Landry Jones as Dracula
Christoph Waltz as Priest
Matilda De Angelis as Maria
Zoë Bleu Sidel as Elisabeta / Mina ^[1]
Haymon Maria Buttinger [de] as Cardinal

Production

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In February 2024, it was announced that an adaptation of the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker was in development, with Luc Besson directing and writing the screenplay. Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz joined the cast in lead roles.^[2]

Filming

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According to Collider , principal photography began on March 27, 2024, in Lapland.^[3] However, Helsingin Sanomat reports that Besson is actually shooting the film in the Kainuu region instead of Lapland. The reason for the shooting location has been reported to be the area's snowy landscapes.^[4]

References

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^ Wiseman, Andreas (April 5, 2024). "Zoë Bleu & Matilda De Angelis To Star With Caleb Landry Jones & Christoph Waltz In Luc Besson's 'Dracula – A Love Tale'". Yahoo! Movies . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ Ritman, Alex; Keslassy, Elsa (February 17, 2024). "Luc Besson to Direct 'Dracula,' Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz Will Lead Retelling of Bram Stoker's Gothic Classic". Variety . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ McPherson, Chris (March 27, 2024). "Luc Besson's 'Dracula' Movie Has Already Begun Production [Exclusive]". Collider . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ Kokko, Tuomas (April 2, 2024). "Dracula-elokuvaa tekevä Luc Besson kuvasi Kainuussa, syynä lumiset maisemat" [Luc Besson, who is making the Dracula film, filmed in Kainuu, the reason being the snowy landscapes]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved April 3, 2024.

External links

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Dracula: A Love Tale at IMDb

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Luc Besson

Filmography

Films

Directed	Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) The Big Blue (1988) La Femme Nikita (1990) Atlantis (1991) Léon: The Professional (1994) The Fifth Element (1997) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) Angel-A (2005) Arthur and the Minimoys (2006) Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) The Lady (2011) The Family (2013) Lucy (2014) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) Anna (2019) Dogman (2023) Dracula: A Love Tale (TBA)
Written	Kamikaze (1986) Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) The Dancer (2000) Kiss of the Dragon (2001) Wasabi (2001) Yamakasi (2001) The Transporter (2002) Fanfan la Tulipe (2003) Taxi 3 (2003) Michel Vaillant (2003) Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) District 13 (2004) Revolver (2005) Transporter 2 (2005) Unleashed (2005) Bandidas (2006) Taxi 4 (2007) Taken (2008) Transporter 3 (2008) District 13: Ultimatum (2009) From Paris with Love (2010) Colombiana (2011) Lockout (2012) Taken 2 (2012) 3 Days to Kill (2014) Brick Mansions (2014) Taken 3 (2015) The Transporter Refueled (2015) The Warriors Gate (2016) Renegades (2017) Arthur, malédiction (2022) Weekend in Taipei (2024)
Produced	Cold Moon (1991) Nil by Mouth (1997) Chaos and Desire (2002) Les Côtelettes (2003) Taxi (2004) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Love and Other Disasters (2006) Nuovomondo (2006) Tell No One (2006) The Secret (2007) Hitman (2007) Taken (2008) Home (2009) Staten Island (2009) 22 Bullets (2010) The Source (2011) A Monster in Paris (2011) Collision (2013) Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013) The Homesman (2014) Taxi 5 (2018)

TV series

Transporter: The Series (2012–2014)
No Limit (2012–2015)
Taxi Brooklyn (2014)
Taken (2017–2018)

See also

Category

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Bram Stoker's Dracula

Universe

Characters

Publications

Dracula (1897)
Powers of Darkness (1899)
- Icelandic
"Dracula's Guest" (1914)
Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories (1914)

Dacre Stoker	Dracula the Un-dead (2009) Dracul (2018)

Possible inspirations

Castles

Films

Universal series	Dracula (1931 English-language) Dracula (1931 Spanish-language) Dracula's Daughter (1936) Son of Dracula (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) House of Dracula (1945) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Hammer Horror	Dracula (1958) The Brides of Dracula (1960) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Scars of Dracula (1970) Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Dracula 2000	Dracula 2000 (2000) Dracula II: Ascension (2003) Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
Nosferatu films	Nosferatu (1922) Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Nosferatu in Venice (1988) Shadow of the Vampire (2000) Nosferatu (2023) Nosferatu (2024)
Hotel Transylvania	Hotel Transylvania (2012) Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
Parodies	Transylvania 6-5000 (1963) Mad Monster Party? (1967) Batman Fights Dracula (1967) Dracula (The Dirty Old Man) (1969) Mad Mad Mad Monsters (1972) Blood for Dracula (1974) Vampira (1974) Son of Dracula (1974) Dracula in the Provinces (1975) Dracula and Son (1976) Dracula Sucks (1979) Love at First Bite (1979) The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979) Fracchia contro Dracula (1985) Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) The Monster Squad (1987) Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988) Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) Monster Mash (1995) Monster Mash (2000) Zora the Vampire (2000) Monster Family (2017)
Other	Drakula halála (1923) The Return of the Vampire (1943) Drakula İstanbul'da (1953) Blood of Dracula (1957) The Return of Dracula (1958) Batman Dracula (1964) Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969) Santo en el tesoro de Drácula (1969) Count Dracula (1970) Los Monstruos del Terror (1970) Cuadecuc, vampir (1971) Vampyros Lesbos (1971) Hrabe Drakula (1971) Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971) Blacula (1972) Scream Blacula Scream (1973) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974) Count Dracula's Great Love (1974) Deafula (1975) Dracula's Dog (1977) Count Dracula (1977) Doctor Dracula (1978) Dracula (1979) Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula (1979) Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980) Dracula's Widow (1988) To Die For (1989) Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Nadja (1994) Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000) Bara no Konrei ~Mayonaka ni Kawashita Yakusoku~ (2001) Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002) Dracula (2002) Van Helsing (2004) Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004) The Vulture's Eye (2004) Dracula 3000 (2004) Blade: Trinity (2004) The Batman vs. Dracula (2005) Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse (2006) Dracula (2006) Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest (2008) The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) House of the Wolf Man (2009) Young Dracula (2011) Dracula Reborn (2012) Dracula 3D (2012) Saint Dracula 3D (2012) Dracula 2012 (2013) Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013) Dracula Untold (2014) The Invitation (2022) Renfield (2023) The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) Abigail (2024) Dracula: A Love Tale (TBA)

Television

Series

Monster Squad (1976)
Draculas ring (1978)
Cliffhangers (1979)
Drak Pack (1980)
Count Duckula (1988–1993)
Dracula: The Series (1990–1991)
Little Dracula (1991–1999)
Monster Force (1994)
Ace Kilroy (2011–2012)
Young Dracula (2006–2014)
- characters
Dracula (2013–2014)
Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Decker (2014–2017)
Van Helsing (2016–21)
Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017–2020)
Castlevania (2017–21)
Dracula (2020)

Episodes

"Dracula" (Mystery and Imagination) (1968)
"Buffy vs. Dracula" (2000)
Young Dracula episodes (2006–2014)
Penny Dreadful episodes (2014–2016)
Hotel Transylvania: The Series episodes (2017–2020)

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror	"Treehouse of Horror IV" (1993) "Treehouse of Horror XXI" (2010)

Other media

Novels	The Dracula Tape and sequels (1975–2002) Anno Dracula series (1992–present) Anno Dracula The Bloody Red Baron Dracula Cha Cha Cha The Revenge of Dracula (1978) Little Dracula (1986) Dracula the Undead (1997) The Historian (2005) The Book of Renfield (2005) Bloodline (2005) Young Dracula and Young Monsters (2006) Fangland (2007) Out of the Dark (2010)
Radio	Dracula (1938)
Plays	Dracula (1924) Dracula (1995) Dracula (1996)
Musicals	Dracula (Czech musical) (1995) Dracula: A Chamber Musical (1997) Dracula, the Musical (2004) Dracula – Entre l'amour et la mort (2006) Dracula – L'amour plus fort que la mort (2011)
Comics	Crossover Dracula (Marvel Comics) The Tomb of Dracula X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula Captain Britain and MI13: Vampire State Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos Dracula (Dell Comics) Don Dracula Dracula Lives! Hellsing Sword of Dracula Batman & Dracula trilogy Victorian Undead Wolves at the Gate Purgatori
Video games	The Count (1979) Dracula (1983) Ghost Manor (1983) Castlevania series 1986–present Dracula Dracula (1986) Dracula the Undead (1991) Drac's Night Out (unreleased) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993) Bram Stoker's Dracula (handheld) (1993) Dracula Unleashed (1993) Dracula: Resurrection (2000) Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary (2000) Dracula: Crazy Vampire (2001) Van Helsing (2004) Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon (2008) Dracula: Origin (2008) Vampire Season Monster Defense (2012) Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon (2013) Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy (2013) The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (2013) Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood (2023)
Pinball	Dracula (1979) Taxi (1988) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993) Monster Bash (1998)
Tabletop games	The Fury of Dracula
Albums	Dracula Dracula 2000 Iubilaeum Anno Dracula 2001 Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle Transylvania Van Helsing
Songs	"Love Song for a Vampire"
Audio dramas	Son of the Dragon

Original characters

Alternative versions of Dracula	Alucard (Hellsing) Count Alucard Dracula (Castlevania) Dracula (Marvel Comics) Count Orlok Soma Cruz
Relatives of Dracula	Alucard (Castlevania) Vampire Hunter D Eva Janus Dracula Lilith Dracula Shiklah Dracula
Other	Blade Count von Count Simon Belmont

Related
Lugosi v. Universal Pictures Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories Count Dracula in popular culture Transylvanian Society of Dracula Dracula Daily Dracula Society Dracula tourism Bibliography of works on Dracula

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