Available since November 23 on Netflix, this horror film not recommended for those under 16 is enjoying a second life by establishing itself among the most viewed films in France. In the casting, you will find actors from The Walking Dead et Game of Thrones.
Three new features were on the agenda on Netflix on Saturday November 23. Among them was The Last Voyage of Demeter by André Øvredal, the Norwegian master of horror. Adapted from the chapter “Logbook of the Demeter from Varna to Whitby”, from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, the feature film immerses us in the life of the crew of the Demeter, a trading ship chartered to transport a mysterious cargo from the Carpathians to London. Strange events will occur during the journey and gradually decimate the crew members. The survivors will then do everything to repel a merciless presence which attacks them every night on the Demeter.
The Last Voyage of Demeter finds a second life on Netflix after its flop at the cinema
Released in cinemas in August 2023, The Last Voyage of Demeter is now enjoying a second life on Netflix, where it is one of the most viewed films of the moment in France. Ranked number 3, the feature film surpassed the long-awaited romance The Merry Gentlemen and French comedy We apologize for the inconvenience caused.. A godsend for this production by André Øvredal, which only garnered $21 million in worldwide revenue, for a budget of $45 million. Following the resounding failure of the feature film, Universal Studios quickly put it online for streaming just three weeks after its release in American theaters.
The Last Voyage of Demeter : two stars of Game of Thrones in the casting of the Netflix surprise box
Despite a more than promising cast, the film was not successful in France, totaling 134,000 admissions. The filmmaker André Øvredal had nevertheless called on big names from the small screen, like Corey Hawkins. The American actor, seen in The Walking Deadresponded to Javier Botet (Conjuring 2, It), David Dastmachian (Oppenheimer), Jon Jon Briones (American Crime Story), as well as two stars of Game of Thrones : Liam Cunningham, the unforgettable Davos Mervault, and Aisling Franciosi, the interpreter of Lyanna Stark.
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