Paramount won … Dracula prequel in the works from the director of 'It'... Movies: At the Theater Topic Archived; You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. And this movie was definitely enjoyable and fun. The stream leads to Broken Tooth Mountain, the top of which has a cave carpeted in crushed bone. Dracula Untold 2 got lost in the shuffles of Universal's ever-changing plans, but it feels like the project received a stake through the heart once the studio decided The Mummy was the first movie of the Dark Universe. Surprisingly, it mostly succeeds. [28] Producer Alissa Phillips hoped that Evans's character might have a cameo in a future The Mummy film and also spoke of a potential sequel to Dracula to reboot the franchise. This was something Universal Pictures did from the 40s-60s with their monster movies. As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom. When a sword is drawn from a leather scabbard, it does not make a ringing metal-against-metal sound. "[79] James Berardinelli reviewed for website ReelViews, "A generic vampire tale in the Underworld vein that comes closer to the infamous Van Helsing than a memorable re-interpretation of a legendary monster. With Vlad presumed dead and Europe saved from the Ottoman invasion, Îngeraș is crowned the new Prince of Wallachia. "[88] In September 2016, Evans stated there have been conversations about including his character in future installments of the Dark Universe film series, referencing his contract to reprise the role. "[71] Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post reviewed and responded in negative, "The film's problems aren't limited to liberal cadging from comic books. "[68] Film critic Mick LaSalle gave the film two stars out of four and wrote for San Francisco Chronicle, "Here we have a vampire movie that brings together elements from other more popular movies. [41] The Blu-ray release comes with an alternate opening, deleted scenes, The Land of Dracula (Interactive Map), and Luke Evans: Creating a Legend. Mirena: He overpowers Vlad and prepares to impale his heart with a wooden stake, but Vlad turns into a flock of bats and evades him. If anything, Dracula Untold feels more like a prologue/prequel and extended set up of sorts for the much grander Universal Monsters Universe. Aware that vampires are weakened by silver, Mehmed has lined the floor of his tent with silver coins, making Vlad's strength and speed that of a human — and impairing his vision — as Mehmed fights him with a silver sword. Vlad and his vampires arrive, hidden by a large lightning storm, and easily massacre the terrified Ottoman soldiers, while Vlad himself goes after Mehmed, who is holding Îngeraș captive. [42], 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. But Dracula Untold goes way overboard, past domestication and into canonization. In 15th-century, Vlad Drăculea is the Prince of Wallachia and Transylvania. Universal is currently working on making other reboots for their “Dark Universe”, including ‘ Invisible Man ‘ … 12 October 2014, 30 March 2021 Looking for more? Even the title has the ring of something created by committee. | He later stated, "[Evans] carries Untold by admirably fulfilling the two essential functions of a period-movie hero: to enunciate comic-book dialogue with Shakespearean authority and to look great with his shirt off. 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