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Friday the 13th Helmer to Captain 'The Last Voyage of Demeter'
Friday, May 1, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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It's happening, it's finally happening! A captain has finally be found to take the heed of The Last Voyage of Demeter for Phoenix Pictures. Originally set to be helmed by Patrick Tatopoulos, we've been following this project since we saw a bunch of casting shots on the set of Underworld: Evolution back in 2005! As the movie never came into fruition, maybe the director of Friday the 13th will have better luck? Transylvania awaits!

Director Marcus Nispel ("Friday the 13th") is in talks to board "The Last Voyage of Demeter" for Phoenix Pictures with Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer and Brad Fischer producing.

The story, penned by Bragi Schut Jr., is based on a chapter in Bram Stoker's "Dracula" describing the arrival of the vampire count in England on a cargo ship that has crashed into the rocks at Whitby with no crew and the dead captain lashed to the steering wheel. Stoker tells the story via the captain's log of the voyage, which begins in Bulgaria and becomes increasingly disjointed as members of the crew disappear.

Chris Bender and JC Spink are exec producing. Robert Schwentke and Patrick Tatopoulos had previously been attached to direct.

Fischer told Daily Variety he's aiming to begin production this year.

Phoenix is in post-production on the Martin Scorsese-directed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer "Shutter Island" for Paramount and "Shanghai" for the Weinstein Co. The banner recently announced it's teamed with Robert Chartoff and helmer Roger Donaldson for a feature adaptation of Seymour Reit book "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa."

Source: Variety

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Boilersuit_Mayhem
5:32am, May 1, 2009

Sounds like an interesting take on the material.


Jerkofwonder
10:18am, May 1, 2009

If done right this could be scariest Dracula movie ever. I liked the friday the 13th remake. Hope this delivers. BRING ON CASTLEVANIA!


superfry
10:32am, May 1, 2009

Great. Wait for years for this to get made and they drop it in the lap of the (very) poor man's Brett Ratner. Nothing screams out for rapid fire, Avid-fart, music video editing like a Dracula period piece. Thanks in advance for turning what could be a great, subtle, classic style shocker into TCM remake on a boat, but with vampires. Expect VAN HELSING, but with "teh br00tal gorez".


Justin_Voorhees
11:27am, May 1, 2009

Haha my thoughts exactly.


WalkingDeadGuy
11:57am, May 1, 2009

Awesome, this sounds very interesting


HighlyTENSE
12:32pm, May 1, 2009

..... I was going to write a script about the voyage of Demeter..... This is a prime example of people with ideas needing to get it out there, before someone else does it and probably worse than you.


superfry
1:09pm, May 1, 2009

The script for this has been around for quite awhile.


Zombifried Beans
2:49pm, May 1, 2009

This sounds good based on the synopsis alone.


Grime
2:54pm, May 1, 2009

This sounds promising. It can be really great.


Jckson_Ripner
7:23pm, May 1, 2009

Pity that Nispel is a pretty shit director.


Biohazard
12:33pm, May 2, 2009

I heard James Hart wrote the original script. Hart is the fart that turned "BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA" into "JAMES HART'S DRACULA". I'm excited that they have decided to do this after all, the problem is that anyone who read the book or saw the movies KNOWS how it ends. EVERYONE DIES!! So, where's the suspense? Still...go ahead and do it and good luck!


bodypuzzle
11:29pm, May 3, 2009

Great. The guy that fucked up the TCM and Friday remakes now gets the chance to fuck up not only one of horror lit's greatest creations, but what has to be one of the scariest chapters of a novel in 200 years. Dracula for tweens. I can't wait.


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