When Luc Besson was casting his version of “Dracula,” he didn’t hesitate when casting. Caleb Landry Jones, his “Dogman” star, was the man. “He’s a genius,” Besson says. “He’s the actor of the decade — ...

We’ve had so many “Dracula” and “Dracula”-adjacent movies, there’s really little left to mine, right? Writer/director Luc Besson didn’t think so. He went back to Bram Stoker’s novel and found a ...

Ilia Malinin is representing the USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and he’s already snagged a gold medal in the Men’s Figure Skating Freestyle, scoring 200.03. But, what is Ilia Malinin’s net worth, ...

Luc Besson reimagines Dracula as a sweeping gothic love story, blending classic vampire mythology with epic romance, tragic immortality, and his signature cinematic style in a bold new take on the ...

“Dracula: A Love Tale” originally premiered in France in July 2025. Soon after its release, Vertical, an independent film distribution company, acquired the rights to it and the film received a wide ...

Luc Besson’s Dracula: A Love Tale feels like an adaptation that assumes you already know the legend so well, that it doesn’t need to fill out its story as well as its costuming. Sure, Dracula is one ...

Spoilers follow for Luc Besson’s Dracula movie. Dracula hit US theaters this weekend, after already opening in some parts of the world last year (titled Dracula: A Love Tale in some markets), the ...

Vampires are popular in films, TV and video games, and the most popular vampire of all is Dracula. Luc Besson, known for directing The Fifth Element and Leon: The Professional, is taking a crack at ...

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Caleb Landry Jones takes a big bite of the title role in "Dracula," director Luc Besson's altogether unserious telling of the extremely familiar bloodsucker tale. The adaptation offers a few wrinkles ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Luc Besson’s Dracula, starring Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz, is new in theaters ...

Besson is actually in his not-that-impressionable mid-60s, but an adolescent impulse has run through much of his work over the years, including (and maybe especially) in his best-loved movies, like ...