Is Dracula Untold related to Van Helsing?

Dracula Untold was supposed to be the first entry in Universal’s Dark Universe, with the unmade Van Helsing script being a direct sequel. The script for the Dark Universe’s unmade Van Helsing movie was also a Dracula Untold sequel.

Is there a Dracula Untold sequel?

The original ended with a clear setup for a sequel, but since Dracula Untold was only a modest success and its rejected connection to the now failed Dark Universe are part of its legacy, Dracula Untold 2 is very unlikely.

Why did Dracula Untold not get a sequel?

Dracula Untold 2 was lost in Universal’s plans, almost hesitant to make another movie after the box office disaster of The Mummy. What is this? The possibility of a Dracula Untold movie was all but lost as Universal really didn’t want to revisit anything Dark Universe related for quite some time.

Will there be a sequel to Van Helsing?

The sequel was permanently cancelled. Van Helsing will be rebooted sometime in the 2020s.

Is Dracula Untold a prequel?

The latest screen adaption, “Dracula Untold” (directed by Gary Shore), does not even pretend to be based on the novel. Yet, of all the Dracula movies, the current film is the most faithful insofar as it is a legitimate prequel to the novel by Stoker.

Is Dracula Untold worth watching?

Everyone expected a classic Dracula story and bloodsucking and London and Van Helsing etc. This is something else and accept it as it is. A good fantasy action movie with great visual effects, good acting and a decent story. The story has a nice paste, it is a great combination of slow sequences and action.

Was Dracula Untold a success?

Box office. Dracula Untold grossed $56.3 million in North America and $159.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $215.5 million against a budget of $70 million.

Why did Van Helsing not get a sequel?

Back in the early ’90s, after the success of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola attempted to put together a Van Helsing film that would see Anthony Hopkins reprise the role. After a few years of trying to put that together without success, the idea simply went away.

Will Hugh Jackman be in the new Van Helsing movie?

This new Van Helsing comes from producer James Wan and director Julius Avery, who helmed Overlord. Van Helsing originated in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and has been played on screen by actors like Edward Van Sloan, Peter Cushing, Anthony Hopkins, and, yes, Hugh Jackman.

Is Dracula Untold and The Mummy connected?

After the release of Dracula Untold, the connections to the shared universe were downplayed, and The Mummy (2017) was re-positioned as the first film in the series.

Is Dracula Untold scary?

Cool/awesome fantasy movie but scary, 12 year old kids can handle this. This is an awesome movie, but it is not for younger kids, there is some scary scenes, strong fantasy violence and one mild gory scene. (But the rest just has blood) This is an origin story of Dracula, Dracula is a good guy in this movie.

How strong is Dracula Untold?

Gaius Julius Caesar describes a vampire’s strength as that of a hundred men. A would-be vampire still within the three day transition period can ram into a charging army of over a thousand men and trample them, sending them flying through the air with the force of a stampeding animal.