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Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula’ Trailer – Caleb Landry Jones Sinks His Fangs Into Theaters in February
If Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein have you longing for another auteur’s take on a classic monster, Luc Besson (Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element) has you covered with Dracula.
Originally titled Dracula: A Love Tale, the fresh take on Bram Stoker‘s seminal 1897 novel opens in theaters on February 6, 2026 via Vertical. Watch the trailer below.
Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out), Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained), and Zoë Bleu star in the horror fantasy romance.
When a 15th-century prince (Jones) witnesses the brutal murder of his wife (Bleu), he renounces God and damns heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, he is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death, no matter the cost.
On the verge of reuniting, Dracula is hunted by a relentless priest (Waltz), sworn to end his immortal reign.
Besson writes, directs, and produces. Danny Elfman (Batman, Beetlejuice) composed the score.
Guillaume de Tonquedec (The Double Life of Véronique), Matilda de Angelis (“The Undoing”), Ewens Abid (“Andor”), and Raphael Luce (“Stranger Things”) round out the cast.
Executive producers include Mark Canton, Dorothy Canton, Ryan Winterstern, and Philippe Corrot.
“This film is very close to my heart and has been a joy to create over the past two years,” said Besson. “At its core, it’s a love story—Dracula seen in a different light, as a man searching for his lost love over 400 years.”
The found footage movie Hunting Matthew Nichols was independently self-released in theaters back in April, the film scaring up a solid $710,532 in around 1,000 theaters across the country. We don’t yet have an at-home release date for the film, but a sequel is in the works.
Deadline reports that director Markian Tarasiuk has signed with Anonymous Content for representation in the wake of the film’s theatrical release, and it’s within this report that Deadline makes mention of a sequel. Deadline notes, “Tarasiuk is currently developing a sequel to the hit indie title as he continues to build toward larger-scale commercial studio filmmaking.”
Hunting Matthew Nichols was made on a budget of just $275,000, and the film’s low budget and self distribution strategy allowed for it to become profitable in theaters.
Markian Tarasiuk makes his directorial debut on the Canadian indie found footage film. He also stars alongside Miranda MacDougall and Ryan Alexander McDonald.
“On Halloween 2001, Matthew Nichols and Jordan Reimer went into the forests of northern Vancouver Island near Port Rupert with a VHS camcorder — and vanished without a trace. Their camera was later recovered, but the boys were never found. Two decades later, Matthew’s sister, Tara, has hired a film crew to document her search for answers.”
“A sneaky, simmering take on the true crime folk horror genre that boils over and becomes truly unnerving,” Steven Soderbergh (Contagion, Ocean’s Eleven) had praised.
Stay tuned for at-home release information for Hunting Matthew Nichols.
Luiz H.C. wrote in his review for Bloody Disgusting, “I’d recommend this indie gem to fans of slow-burning supernatural terror everywhere – as well as true crime enthusiasts who wish that missing persons cases could come with a side of paranormal frights.”
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