THE LEGEND OF DRACULA IS BORN
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER
OWN ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAY™ & DVD ON OCTOBER 17
WITH NEW BONUS FEATURES INCLUDING DELETED SCENES
AND AN ALTERNATE OPENING
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
"UNLIKE ANY DRACULA ADAPTATION YET" - Screen Rant
Universal City, California, October 10, 2023 – The gripping horror tale THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER will be available with revealing extras when you buy on Digital, Blu-rayTM and DVD October 17, 2023 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on a single iconic chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel, Dracula, the film tells the chilling story of the merchant ship Demeter and the strange events that befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive an ocean voyage to London with a truly monstrous stowaway on board. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER includes over 30 minutes of never-before-seen bonus content including an alternate opening, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes featurettes showcasing the making of the film.
Hailed as an “epic horror adventure” (Bloody Disgusting), THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER is directed by Norwegian horror virtuoso André Øvredal (Troll Hunter, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), featuring a talented cast starring Corey Hawkins (Blackkklansman, In the Heights), Aisling Franciosi (“Game of Thrones”, The Nightingale, The Fall), Liam Cunningham ("Game of Thrones”, Hunger, The Wind that Shakes the Barley), David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Dune, The Suicide Squad), Chris Walley (1917, The Young Offenders, Bloodlands), Jon Jon Briones (“Ratched”, “American Horror Stories), Stefan Kapicic (“Better Call Saul”), Martin Furuland (“The Last Kingdom”), Nikolai Nikolaeff (Mile 22, “Daredevil”), Woody Norman (C’mon C’mon), Javier Botet (It, Amigo).
A terrifying new addition to the Dracula legend, based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker’s classic novel, THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER chronicles the doomed journey of a merchant ship ferrying 50 mysterious wooden crates from Carpathia to London. As they set sail, the crew soon discovers they are not alone on board: at night they are stalked by a hidden passenger whose monstrous thirst for blood turns the trip into a harrowing nightmare of tension, terror and unfathomable evil.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAYTM, DVD & DIGITAL:
- ALTERNATE OPENING - Commentary available with Director André Øvredal and Producer Bradley J. Fischer
- DELETED SCENES - Commentary available with Director André Øvredal and Producer Bradley J. Fischer
- Clemens Picking up a Stone in Varna
- Bosphorus and Constantinople
- Clemens Following Huck's Blood Trail
- Clemens and Anna Talk on Deck
- Crew Discuss Where the Beast Is Hiding
- Finding the Corpses in the Crate
- Wojchek Finds the Captain
- Clemens Visits His Father's Grave
- FROM THE PITS OF HELL: DRACULA REIMAGINED - Learn how the creative team behind THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER conjured a new nightmare.
- EVIL IS ABOARD: THE MAKING OF THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER - Set sail for an exclusive journey inside the making of the movie with the filmmakers and cast.
- DRACULA & THE DIGITAL AGE - Visual effects supervisor Brad Parker leads a detailed look at the imaginative work that adds fresh layers of fear to Dracula, creates realistic water, and enhances scenery with bleeding-edge VFX.
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR ANDRÉ ØVREDAL AND PRODUCER BRADLEY J. FISCHER
For more information on THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER, please visit:
Press Release: https://www.uphe.com/press-release/the-last-voyage-of-the-demeter-press-release
Website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-last-voyage-of-the-demeter
Trailer: https://uni.pictures/Demeter_HomeEntTrailer
Facebook: @DemeterMovie
X: @ UniversalHorror
Instagram: @DemeterMovie
#DemeterMovie
Filmmakers:
Cast: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, David Dastmalchian and Liam Cunningham
Casting By: Nina Gold, Martin Ware
Music By: Bear McCreary
Costume Designer: Carlo Poggioli
Edited By: Patrick Larsgaard
Production Designer: Edward Thomas
Director Of Photography: Tom Stern
Executive Producers: Matthew Hirsch, Chris Bender, Anne Rodman
Produced By: Bradley J. Fischer p.g.a. Mike Medavoy p.g.a. Arnold W. Messer
Based on the Log of the Demeter from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”
Screen Story By: Bragi Schut, Jr.
Screenplay By: Bragi Schut, Jr. and Zak Olkewicz
Directed By: André Øvredal
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM:
Street Date: October 17, 2023
Selection Number: 1000829901 (US) / 1000829921 (CDN)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for bloody violence
Subtitles: English, Latin American Spanish and French Canadian
Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 and French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:58:30
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: October 17, 2023
Selection Number: 1000829898 (US) / 1000829902 (CDN)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for bloody violence
Subtitles: English, Latin American Spanish and French Canadian
Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) and French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:58:37
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