Dampyr (film)

Dampyr
Dampyr
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Riccardo Chemello
Screenplay by	Mauro Boselli; Giovanni Masi; Alberto Ostini; Mauro Uzzeo;
Story by	Mauro Boselli; Maurizio Colombo;
Based on	Dampyr; by Mauro Boselli; Maurizio Colombo;
Produced by	Roberto Proia; Vincenzo Sarno; Andrea Sgaravatti;
Starring	Wade Briggs; Stuart Martin; Frida Gustavsson; Sebastian Croft; Luke Roberts; David Morrissey;
Cinematography	Vittorio Omodei Zorini
Edited by	Julien Panzarasa
Music by	Lorenzo Tomio
Production; companies	Sergio Bonelli Editore; Eagle Pictures; Brandon Box;
Distributed by	Eagle Pictures (Italy); Sony Pictures Releasing (International);
Release date	28 October 2022;
Country	Italy
Language	English
Budget	$15 million

Dampyr is a 2022 English-language Italian fantasy horror film directed by Riccardo Chemello, based on the comic series Dampyr published by Sergio Bonelli Editore.

It is the first installment of the Bonelli Cinematic Universe (BCU), a shared universe between movie and television projects by Bonelli Entertainment, division of Sergio Bonelli Editore.^[4]^[5]

Cast[edit]

Wade Briggs as Harlan Draka / Dampyr
Stuart Martin as Emil Kurjak
Frida Gustavsson as Tesla Dubcek
Sebastian Croft as Yuri
Luke Roberts as Draka
David Morrissey as Gorka
Radu Andrei Micu as Lazar
Ionut Grama as Stefan
Florin Fratila as Dejan
Madalina Bellariu Ion as Velma
Andreea Coff as Chloe
Alice Cora Mihalache as Aysha
Alexandra Poiana as Vivien
Claudia Negroiu as old Chloe
Aura Calarasu as old Aysha
Simina Siminie as old Vivien
Oliver Lepadatu as young Harlan

Production[edit]

A film adaptation of Dampyr was announced by Sergio Bonelli Editore at 2018 Lucca Comics & Games.^[6]^[5] Directed by Riccardo Chemello and produced by Bonelli, Eagle Pictures e Brandon Box,^[5] filming started in Romania in October 2019.^[5]^[7] On 1 November 2019, the cast was revealed, with Wade Briggs as Harlan "Dampyr" Draka, the titular character, Stuart Martin and Frida Gustavsson as Dampyr's allies Emil Kurjak and Tesla Dubcek, David Morrissey as the antagonist Gorka, Sebastian Croft as Yuri and Luke Roberts as Draka, Harlan's father.^[5]^[7]^[8]

Release[edit]

The film was theatrically released in Italy on 28 October 2022.^[9]

The movie was later released in the United States on 8 August 2023 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on PVOD, and on 23 November 2023 on Netflix.

Accolades[edit]

Dampyr was nominated for an award at the 68th David di Donatello Awards for Best Visual Effects VFX.^[10]

Awards and nominations received by *Dampyr*
Award	Category	Nominee	Result
68th David di Donatello	Best Visual Effects VFX	Alessio Bertotti and Filippo Robino	Nominated

References[edit]

^ Vivarelli, Nick (28 October 2022). "Lucca Comics: Live Action Movie of Italy's Popular 'Dampyr' Fantasy Ready For Release – Watch First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (1 November 2022). "Sony, Tarak Ben Ammar's Eagle Pictures Ink Distribution, Co-Production Pact". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "Iniziate le riprese del film di Dampyr". Lo Spazio Bianco (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ "Sergio Bonelli Editore, Brandon Box e Eagle Pictures annunciano un accordo epocale" (in Italian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^ "Sergio Bonelli Editore, Brandon Box e Eagle Pictures annunciano un accordo epocale" (in Italian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bonelli ha annunciato il cast del film di Dampyr". Fumettologica (in Italian). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "Italian Comic Heroes heading for the big and little screen (and an intriguing Batman crossover project)". downthetubes.net. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "Dampyr, il trailer del film tratto dal fumetto Sergio Bonelli Editore". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "GLI EFFETTI SPECIALI DI DAMPYR CANDIDATI AI DAVID DI DONATELLO!" (in Italian). March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

External links[edit]

Dampyr at IMDb

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[1] Vivarelli, Nick (28 October 2022). "Lucca Comics: Live Action Movie of Italy's Popular 'Dampyr' Fantasy Ready For Release – Watch First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[2] Keslassy, Elsa (1 November 2022). "Sony, Tarak Ben Ammar's Eagle Pictures Ink Distribution, Co-Production Pact". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[3] "Iniziate le riprese del film di Dampyr". Lo Spazio Bianco (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[4] "Sergio Bonelli Editore, Brandon Box e Eagle Pictures annunciano un accordo epocale" (in Italian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[variety-5] "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[6] "Sergio Bonelli Editore, Brandon Box e Eagle Pictures annunciano un accordo epocale" (in Italian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[cast-7] "Bonelli ha annunciato il cast del film di Dampyr". Fumettologica (in Italian). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[8] "Italian Comic Heroes heading for the big and little screen (and an intriguing Batman crossover project)". downthetubes.net. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[9] "Dampyr, il trailer del film tratto dal fumetto Sergio Bonelli Editore". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[10] "GLI EFFETTI SPECIALI DI DAMPYR CANDIDATI AI DAVID DI DONATELLO!" (in Italian). March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

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