Various Dracula movies, most prequels to Bram Stoker’s tale, have been in the works in the last few years. Now finally one is moving forward with Luke Evans in the lead role, and Dominic Cooper and Sarah Gadon also set to star. They’ve now got some company as THR reports that Samantha Barks (Les Miserables), Icelandic star Thor Kristjansson, and Art Parkinson (Game of Thrones) have signed up for the Universal Pictures movie.
The film follows is playing medieval Prince Vlad, who risks eternal damnation by attempting to save his wife and son from a Turkish mob. Les Miserables star Samantha Barks is set to play Baba Yaga, a woman from Eastern European folklore who turns into a deadly witch. Thor Kristjansson will be Bright Eyes, a former slave who is now an Ottoman Empire assassin. Art Parkinson meanwhile is Dracula’s son, Ingeras.
Visual effects specialist Gary Shore is making his directorial debut, working from a screenplay by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Flash Gordon). Shooting is scheduled to begin this August in Belgrade.