Universal Pictures has set an October digital and physical release for The Last Voyage of the Demeter.
Directed by André Øvredal, the horror film is based in entirety on Chapter 7 — “The Captain’s Log” — of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which tells the story of a merchant ship, the Demeter. The cast stars Corey Hawkins (In the Heights), Aisling Franciosi (Game of Thrones), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones), David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad), Chris Walley (1917), Jon Jon Briones (Ratched), Stefan Kapicic (Better Call Saul), Martin Furuland (The Last Kingdom), Nikolai Nikolaeff (Daredevil), Woody Norman (C’mon C’mon), and the legendary Javier Botet (It) as Dracula.
The official description reads:
“The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying story of the merchant ship Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo — fifty unmarked wooden crates — from Carpathia to London. Strange events befall the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each nice by a merciless presence onboard the ship. When the Demeter finally arrives off the shores of England, it is a charred, derelict wreck. There is no trace of the crew.”
The home release features 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. The bonus content includes:
- 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
- o Clemens Picking up a Stone in Varna
o Bosphorus and Constantinople
o Clemens Following Huck’s Blood Trail
o Clemens and Anna Talk on Deck
o Crew Discuss Where the Beast Is Hiding
o Finding the Corpses in the Crate
o Wojchek Finds the Captain
o Clemens Visits His Father’s Grave
- o Clemens Picking up a Stone in Varna
- Commentary available with Director André Øvredal and Producer Bradley J. Fischer
- 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 Director André Øvredal and Producer Bradley J. Fischer
Our review for The Last Voyage of the Demeter can be read here ahead of the film’s home release on October 17.
