Dracula 2000
The Most Seductive Evil of All Time Has Now Been Unleashed in Ours.
Country
Production
Budget
$54 000 000
Box office
$47 053 625
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Joel Soisson, W.K. Border, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena, Andrew Rona
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Carol Spier
Audition
Dan Hubbard, Sarah Halley Finn, Randi Hiller
Editing
Short description
When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100 years.
What's left behind the scenes
- On the very first day of filming, Gerard Butler (who played Dracula) approached director Patrick Lussier and mentioned that it had never occurred to him that filming would take place at such a late hour. Lussier responded that since it was a movie about Dracula, it was only logical that it wouldn't be filmed during the day.
- Scott Derrickson once recounted how he came to participate in the project. Harvey Weinstein called him one day and told him he had recently acquired the script for a horror film called "Dracula 2000." Derrickson inquired about the quality of the material, and Weinstein replied that the script was simply awful, and that he had bought it because of the title, which he felt had good potential. Derrickson made revisions to the script, but Weinstein didn't like his version, and he decided to enlist the services of Ehren Kruger for another script revision.
- According to Gerard Butler, he had a lot of trouble with the prosthetic vampire fangs. During the filming of the corresponding scenes, they often bit the necks of his scene partners, and irritated his own gums.
- On the very first day of filming, Gerard Butler (who played Dracula) approached director Patrick Lussier and said he hadn't realized they would be filming so late at night. Lussier replied that it was a film about Dracula, so it was logical that it would be filmed at night.
- The DVD release of the film includes several deleted scenes. For example, it contains a longer version of the scene in which Van Helsing and his assistants trap Dracula in London. Initially, the film was supposed to begin with this scene. There's also an alternative version of the scene where Dracula attacks Jeri Ryan's character at the plane crash site. This version shows him rising from the swamp behind Ryan. Here, he also says the line, “There are things worse than death,” which was only heard at preview screenings. And there's a more extensive and dramatic version of the scene in which Dracula talks to Jesus and explains why he feels he was betrayed.
- Scott Derrickson once recounted how he came to be involved in the project. Harvey Weinstein called him one day and mentioned that he had recently acquired a horror movie script titled "Dracula 2000." When Derrickson asked about the quality of the material, Weinstein replied that the script was simply terrible and that he had bought it solely because of the title, which he felt had good potential. Derrickson made revisions to the script, but Weinstein did not like his version, so he decided to enlist the services of Ehren Kruger for the next set of changes.
- In one of the scenes, Johnny Lee Miller's character says, "Don't mess with antique dealers" (the original phrasing was coarser). The actor said these words as a joke on set, but the director and screenwriter Patrick Lussier liked them so much that they decided to turn them into a line for one of the characters.
- Gerard Butler had long hair and a beard because he had recently filmed the miniseries "Attila the Hun" (2000). He thought they would suit Dracula as well, but the producers objected. They wanted Dracula to be clean-shaven.
- It proved difficult to find an actor for the role of Dracula. Gerard Butler was cast when all the other members of the film's cast were already in Toronto, awaiting the start of filming.
- According to Gerard Butler, he struggled quite a bit with the prosthetic vampire fangs. While filming the relevant scenes, the fangs often bit into the necks of his co-stars and irritated his own gums.
- Finding the right actor for the role of Dracula proved to be difficult. Gerard Butler was cast only after the rest of the film's cast had already arrived in Toronto and were awaiting the start of filming.
- Gerard Butler had long hair and a beard because he had recently filmed the miniseries "Attila the Hun" (2000). He felt that this look would also suit Dracula, but the producers disagreed. They wanted Dracula to be clean-shaven.
- The DVD version of the film includes several deleted scenes. For example, it features a longer version of the scene in which Van Helsing and his assistants trap Dracula in London; this scene was originally intended to open the film. There is also an alternative version of the scene where Dracula attacks Jerry Ryan's character at the plane crash site. In this version, he is shown rising from the mire behind Ryan and delivers the line, "There are things worse than death," which was only heard in preview screenings. Additionally, there is a more extensive and dramatic version of the scene in which Dracula speaks with Jesus and explains why he feels betrayed.
- In one scene, Johnny Lee Miller's character says, "Don't mess with antique dealers" (the original wording was more crude). The actor said this line as a joke on set, but director and screenwriter Patrick Lussier liked it so much that they decided to turn it into a line for one of the characters.
- Van Helsing's firm, which specializes in antiques, is called Carfax Abbey. The same name was used for the mansion that Dracula moved into in the novel of the same name (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- Van Helsing's firm (which specializes in antiques) is called Carfax Abbey. This is the exact same name as the mansion Dracula moved into in Bram Stoker's novel of the same name (1897).
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