Even fans of Gerard Butler have forgotten this horror movie where he has long, very long teeth…

Gerard Butler is a sure bet in action cinema today, with particularly muscular performances in The Fall of the White House and its sequels, Greenland and The Last Maiden. But the unforgettable Leonidas 300 is also a lesser-known film.

Among these films by Gerard Butler (who arguably made the worst single film decision of his life) that you may not even have heard of is one in which he lends his qualities to a major figure in fantasy cinema. will it dry This work, now frankly forgotten, is Dracula 2001. Because, yes, Gerard Butler played the famous long-toothed earl!

Dracula 2001 follows Abraham Van Helsing in 19th century London as he finally manages to capture Count Dracula after years of pursuit. He then rushes to lock the damned body away in Carfax Abbey. But after more than a century, Dracula manages to escape…

Directed by Patrick Lussier, who was Wes Craven’s editor on many films, including the first three installments of the Scream saga. Dracula 2001 Produced by Craven You Allows you to see yourself without resentment. Because there are good ideas and a funny side to this fantastic adventure of modernizing the famous character created by Bram Stoker, which makes it all very attractive.

Dracula 2000 becomes Dracula 2001!

Dracula 2001 is a film that deserves to be (re)discovered, already enjoyed watching a Gerard Butler on its origins. But also to welcome the very experienced Christopher Plummer, here in place of Professor Abraham Van Helsing.

We will end with an amusing anecdote about the title of this fantastic work. In France, the film is called Dracula 2001 In May of the same year, it was connected to the theatrical release. The same across the Atlantic? There is no way! Released in the US in December 2000, Dracula 2001 was originally released, hence the title… Dracula 2000!

Gerard Butler recently starred in the action film Mayday: