Luke Evans discusses Bard the Bowman

Luke Evans: 'Dracula', by Irish Director Gary Shore, Now Shooting in Northern Ireland

IFTN
19 Aug 2013 : By Kevin Cronin

‘Dracula’, directed by National Film School graduate Gary Shore and starring Luke Evans, is currently filming in Northern Ireland - taking in locations including Roe Valley Country Club in Limavady, Derry.
This latest Universal Pictures take on the iconic vampire promises to retell Dracula’s origins, explaining how Vlad, Prince of Transylviana, became a vampire to save his wife and child from an invading Turkish army.

Luke Evans is known for playing the villain in ‘Fast and the Furious Six’ and will appear as Bard the Bowman in ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ out this December.

Northern Ireland Screen - funded by Invest Northern Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund - has reportedly contributed £1.65m towards the film, in the hope of a £15m return being spent on goods and services in Northern Ireland for the shoot.


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More Luke Evans In New THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG Promo Images

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By Nailbiter111

18 August, 2013

If you're a fan of Luke Evans, than all these new images of him as Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug must be quite a thrill. Bard, is a pivotal role in the books, as his archery skills and his bloodline help to defeat the Dragon Smaug. As for the actor, he is a very busy boy of late. He landed the lead role in The Crow remake, playing Eric Draven, and he is supposedly up for the role of Batman in the Man of Steel sequel. Competing for the part against his Hobbit co-star, Orlando Bloom. 

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LUKE EVANS: Writer Duana catches up with Dracula star

DERRY JOURNAL
16 August, 2013

When actor Luke Evans was in Limavady last week for the filming of the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Dracula Year Zero’ local fans tried in vain to get a glimpse of the ‘Fast and Furious’ star, but budding journalist Duana Forrest went one step better.

Not only did she get to interview the Welsh hearthrob, she also got that precious photo with him.

Duana has just finished her first year of English with Media at The University of Ulster, Coleraine and, like a lot of people in Limavady, was equally as excited when Universal Pictures rolled into town last weekend to shoot scenes at the Roe Valley Country Park for the movie.

“Along with writing/journalism film is my biggest interest,” says Duana. “So I spent the days they were in town walking around the woods, seeing the production of the sets/cameras and sitting across the river watching them filming.

“I decided to drag my mum up to the Roe Park Resort on the Monday night to see if any of the cast and crew were lurking about, and I was in luck!

Like every good reporter, when Duana spotted the Dracula star at the hotel she took her chance and approached him for a quick chat and a photo.

“He was very humble and open for a chat, even though he was clearly exhausted,” she says. “We talked about his day filming and how uncomfortable he was being in the river for eight hours. Both he and the director had an admiration for how beautiful Limavady was and how nice and excited the locals were about the filming happening.”

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Luke Evans to Star in Universal's 'Dracula' Reboot 3:45 PM PDT 4/8/2013 by Borys Kit (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

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Luke Evans has played a couple of Greek gods and even a musketeer, but now he is about to play the most god-like of literary characters.

In his first starring role for a studio, Evans has signed to topline in Dracula Year Zero, Universal’s dramatic horror movie telling an origin story of the most famous of vampires. (UPDATE: A Universal rep says the film will now be called simply Dracula.)

Michael De Luca is producing the project, which has quietly been greenlit and hopes to start shooting later this year. Commercials helmer Gary Shore is making his directorial debut on the picture.

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