Dampyr (film)
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Directed by | Riccardo Chemello |
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Cinematography | Vittorio Omodei Zorini |
Edited by | Julien Panzarasa |
Music by | Lorenzo Tomio |
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Distributed by | Eagle Pictures |
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Country | Italy |
Language | English |
Budget | $ 15 million[1] |
Dampyr is a 2022 Italian horror-fantasy film directed by Riccardo Chemello, based on the comic series Dampyr published by Sergio Bonelli Editore.
It is the first installment of the Bonelli Cinematic Universe (BCU), a shared universe between movie and television projects by Bonelli Entertainment, division of Sergio Bonelli Editore.[2][3]
Cast
- Wade Briggs as Harlan Draka / Dampyr
- Stuart Martin as Emil Kurjak
- Frida Gustavsson as Tesla Dubcek
- Sebastian Croft as Yuri
- Luke Roberts as Draka
- David Morrissey as Gorka
- Radu Andrei Micu as Lazar
- Ionut Grama as Stefan
- Florin Fratila as Dejan
- Madalina Bellariu Ion as Velma
- Andreea Coff as Chloe
- Alice Cora Mihalache as Aysha
- Alexandra Poiana as Vivien
- Claudia Negroiu as old Chloe
- Aura Calarasu as old Aysha
- Simina Siminie as old Vivien
- Oliver Lepadatu as young Harlan
Production
A film adaptation of Dampyr was announced by Sergio Bonelli Editore at 2018 Lucca Comics & Games.[4][3] Directed by Riccardo Chemello and produced by Bonelli, Eagle Pictures e Brandon Box,[3] filming started in Romania in October 2019.[3][5] On 1 November 2019, the cast was revealed, with Wade Briggs as Harlan "Dampyr" Draka, the titular character, Stuart Martin and Frida Gustavsson as Dampyr's allies Emil Kurjak and Tesla Dubcek, David Morrissey as the antagonist Gorka, Sebastian Croft as Yuri and Luke Roberts as Draka, Harlan's father.[3][5][6]
Release
The film was released in Italy on 28 October 2022.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Iniziate le riprese del film di Dampyr". Lo Spazio Bianco (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Sergio Bonelli Editore, Brandon Box e Eagle Pictures annunciano un accordo epocale" (in Italian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Sergio Bonelli Editore, Brandon Box e Eagle Pictures annunciano un accordo epocale" (in Italian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Bonelli ha annunciato il cast del film di Dampyr". Fumettologica (in Italian). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Italian Comic Heroes heading for the big and little screen (and an intriguing Batman crossover project)". downthetubes.net. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Dampyr, il trailer del film tratto dal fumetto Sergio Bonelli Editore". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2022.