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Rutger Hauer Handed Van Helsing’s Cape for Argento’s ‘Dracula 3D’!
Coming off the Grindhouse-hyped Hobo With a Shotgun (acquired by Magnolia Pictures out of Sundance), Rutger Hauer is all of a sudden a hot commodity.
According to Italian press, the star of Blade Runner and The Hitcher has landed the role of Van Helsing in Dario Argento’s forthcoming Dracula 3D!
Shooting is scheduled to begin this May. While Argento is one of the greatest horror directors to ever walk the Earth, his latest have been nothing short of disappointing. Here’s hoping that his Bram Stoker adaptation is better than Giallo, Mother of Tears and The Card Player.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.