X-Men star to lead an epic new Dracula origin movie from Léon director

Feb. 19, 2024



It will focus on his origin story

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Dracula is making another return to the big screen as Luc Besson sinks his teeth into the immortal vampire. The director of Léon andThe Fifth Elementwill helm the origin story based on Bram Stoker’s novel.

A starry cast is attached too, includingThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriand Get Out’s Caleb Landry Jones as a young Dracula. Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz is also signed on, but his role is unclear at this stage.

Elsewhere,Abigail is also due to hit screens soonand is about a kidnapped young girl who turns out to be a vampire’s daughter. For more on these upcoming flicks and all of the other chilling films on the way, check out our guide tonew horror moviesout this year.

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