BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / New Dracula show for the BBC

**Posted by besleybean** November 28, 2018 9:06 pm

Just been exchanging tweets with Michael Price and I gather he is doing the music for this.
Glad the old team is back together again.

**Posted by nakahara** November 30, 2018 7:58 am

And here are some news about the casting:

https://elizadoolittlethings.tumblr.com/post/180596352872/mark-gatiss-and-steven-moffat-cast-their-dracula

**Posted by Liberty** November 30, 2018 6:14 pm

I'm not familiar with him. Maybe our Danish members can tell me more about him? He certainly looks the part! Time for some youtubing, I think!

**Posted by besleybean** November 30, 2018 6:25 pm

He's already being predicted to be the new Cumberbatch

**Posted by Yitzock** November 30, 2018 6:29 pm

I haven't seen him in anything before, either, but he was in that film The Square, which I have heard about but haven't had the chance to see yet.

**Posted by Liberty** November 30, 2018 7:01 pm

Oh yes, that one's on my watchlist. Maybe I'll try to see it before Dracula finally airs.

**Posted by SusiGo** December 1, 2018 7:25 pm

Well, I do not need a new Cumberbatch - I am quite happy with the old one - but Claes Bang looks great. No idea why there have always to be comparisons but Mofftiss seem to have a weakness for Danish villains.
Just had a look at Wikipedia. Funny, he has done a lot of German television work but I never consciously saw him before.

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**Posted by besleybean** December 1, 2018 7:27 pm

They have said they love the Danish shows...
I think it's more that people are predicting this show could launch Claes, the way Sherlock launched Benedict.

**Posted by Yitzock** December 1, 2018 9:39 pm

I guess it's possible, if it develops a strong fan following.

**Posted by nakahara** February 13, 2019 3:03 pm

The official confirmation of Mark Gatiss taking part in the cast of this project:

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-02-11/dracula-tv-show-cast-mark-gatiss-joins/

**Posted by nakahara** February 13, 2019 3:06 pm

And Dracula will be a "radical reinterpretention" according to this article:

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-02-12/dracula-will-be-the-hero-of-his-own-story-in-radical-reinterpretation-by-sherlock-creators/

Hmmm.... Dracula as a blood donor, maybe?

**Posted by besleybean** February 13, 2019 6:21 pm

Can't wait...and I was delighted when I heard Mark is in it, too.

**Posted by Liberty** February 14, 2019 8:49 am

nakahara wrote:
And Dracula will be a "radical reinterpretention" according to this article:

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-02-12/dracula-will-be-the-hero-of-his-own-story-in-radical-reinterpretation-by-sherlock-creators/

Hmmm.... Dracula as a blood donor, maybe?

Blood donor!

Vampires tend to the good guys in fiction these days, don't they? So it could be more sympathetic. Making him the hero, I wonder if that means that it will be more his point of view than in the book? Point of view of an "evil" main character seem populour these days too. Looking forward to it.

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**Posted by nakahara** February 28, 2019 9:02 am

Wooow!
One of our tabloids just wrote, that BBC Dracula will be filmed here in Slovakia, between 4-th and 10-th of March, on Starý Zámok (Old Castle) in Banská Štiavnica!
The offcial museum web of Banská Štiavnica confirms this!

https://www.muzeumbs.sk/article/sk/v-starom-zamku-budu-natacat-drakulu

Wonderful! I am quite tempted to go on a little holiday there next week.

Orava Castle, which was the fimling site of "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens" would be used too, as well as the nice traditional village of Zuberec.

Can´t wait!

**Posted by nakahara** February 28, 2019 11:27 am

A short article in English confirming the news:

https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/slovakia-news/item/117651-slovak-tax-incentives-lure-british-and-us-tv-series-to-shoot-in-slovakia

**Posted by Yitzock** February 28, 2019 2:13 pm

Cool! I can see why they would choose that location.

**Posted by Liberty** February 28, 2019 2:26 pm

Wow, what stunning locations! I wonder if they'll visit some of Slovakia's beautiful rural areas as well? I've read a couple of the Witcher books in translation - interesting that they will be filming there too. Thank you for the news, Nakahara. I can't wait to hear if you do manage to make it to see the filming!

**Posted by nakahara** February 28, 2019 3:01 pm

Zuberec is situated near wonderful Roháče and Orava itself is beautiful and wild, so maybe they will be masked as Transylvania in the series?

Well, I hope I won´t be too tired next week to do some travelling. Wish me luck!

**Posted by Liberty** February 28, 2019 5:26 pm

Absolutely beautiful! Wishing you health and energy for next week! Good luck!

**Posted by besleybean** February 28, 2019 7:28 pm

Looking good!