Will There Be A Dracula Untold 2?
By Matthew Martinez
Despite its lukewarm box office performance — earning $217.1 million on a $70 million budget — and failure to dazzle critics, "Dracula Untold" has its fair share of devoted fans. It's this group of supporters that have kept hope alive that "Dracula Untold 2" could one day become a reality, but the truth is that such a project is highly unlikely to come to fruition in the immediate future. Talks of a continuation have greatly quieted down since the flat premiere of the first film, and Universal has its sights set on other productions that will occupy the release slate for the next few years.
Aside from the likes of "Bride of Frankenstein" and a Ryan Gosling-led "Wolfman" reboot, Dracula is being taken in several different directions. According to CinemaBlend, first and foremost is Karyn Kusama's take on Bram Stoker's 1897 novel that she plans to keep as faithful to the source material as possible. Also, recent Oscar winner and "Eternals" director Chloé Zhao will dive into the world of fangs and capes with a Dracula flick of her own, promising an "original, futuristic, sci-fi Western." Additionally, the Count's henchman, Renfield, is primed to star in his own cinematic tale down the line.
With this many vampire-centric projects on the docket, it's safe to assume that if a "Dracula Untold 2" is ever to arrive on the silver screen, it won't do so for a very long time.
