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As those of you with a decent grasp of horror trivia already know, the Demeter was the ship whose ultimately doomed journey to deliver some especially dangerous cargo from Transylvania to London was chronicled in the seventh chapter of the Bram Stoker classic Dracula . Although this section, running 16 pages in my copy, contains some of the most evocative imagery in that sometimes clumsily written book, the whole episode is not that important to the narrative. It simply illustrates how the title character got from point A to B, and on the rare occasions when filmmakers have chosen to bring this story to the screen, the journey is either reduced to a brief montage or newspaper headline or ignored entirely. Now comes “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” a feature-length expansion of those 16 pages that fully examines the strange occurrences aboard one of the most doomed sea journeys in literary history.

Upon hearing this movie's premise for the first time, I wasn’t entirely convinced it could work. This would be a film where practically every audience member would not only know exactly what the supernatural force at the center of the story is before the Universal logo hits the screen. But they would also—barring some unexpected deviation from the well-known narrative—know exactly how the on-screen events would play out. To me, it looked like just another attempt by Universal to introduce the character that played such a key role in the studio’s history to contemporary audiences following the misfired likes of “Dracula: Untold” and the recent and dreadful “ Renfield .” That may have been the case, but the results are a big step up from those previous stumbles, an often striking take on the tale that makes up for what it lacks in surprise with a lot of style and some undeniably effective scare moments.

Set in 1897, the film opens as the Demeter is about to set sail from Transylvania to London, carrying Captain Eliot ( Liam Cunningham ), loyal first mate Wojchek ( David Dastmalchian ), his grandson Toby ( Woody Norman ), and a small crew that grows even smaller when some of the locals recruited for the journey get skittish when they see that the cargo contains many large crates being sent by an unknown figure to Carfax Abbey in London. Among those recruited at the last second is Clemens ( Corey Hawkins ), who signs on as the ship’s doctor to get passage home to England. His expertise comes in handy when one of the boxes is accidentally opened, and an apparent stowaway ( Aisling Franciosi ) is discovered with a mysterious malady that requires numerous blood transfusions.

Soon, strange things begin happening on the ship. All the livestock on board and Toby’s beloved dog are slaughtered throughout one grisly evening. Sailors begin seeing and hearing odd things at night while on watch, and even the ship’s rats appear to have vanished, leading up to the deathless line, “A boat without rats—such a thing is against nature.” The members of the crew soon begin disappearing, driving the already skittish ones who remain further into paranoia that is not helped when the stowaway, whose name proves to be Anna, finally wakes up and informs Clemens and the others that to steal a line from Mel Brooks , yes, they have Nosferatu. As Dracula ( Javier Botet ) continues snacking through the ship, the rapidly dwindling survivors try to figure out how to stop him before they reach London.

The film was directed by André Øvredal , whose previous credits include such intriguing horror-related efforts as “ Trollhunter ,” “ The Autopsy of Jane Doe ,” and the underrated “ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark .” This time, he is trying to figure out how to tell a story in which everyone in the audience will be ahead of the characters on the screen at virtually every given point. He accomplishes that primarily by focusing heavily on visual style, creating a moody and haunted atmosphere throughout—even during the scenes set in the daytime—that is both eerily beautiful and just plain eerie. "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" is one of the better-looking horror films to come along in a while. The cat-and-mouse games between Dracula and the crew are staged in a manner that suggests a seafaring variation of “ Alien ,” with Øvredal milking scenes for maximum tension before culminating in some nasty business.

Bear in mind, some of that business is indeed quite nasty—the visualization of Dracula shown here is a particularly grotesque and demonic variation, the scenes of slaughter are definitely gory enough to earn the “R” rating, and not only does the one character you are conditioned to expect to somehow avoid a gruesome demise end up suffering just that, but they also do so more than once. The performances, especially the ones from genre MVP Dastmalchian, Franciosi (so effective in “ The Nightingale ”), and Botet, are all strong and convincing, which helps to raise the emotional stakes to make up for the lack of surprise.

There are two points where the film stumbles a bit. Although the relatively slow and measured pacing employed by Øvredal to generate suspense is mostly effective and preferable to the quick-cut approach others might have taken, a few scenes here run on too long for their own good. Also, the film—Spoiler Alert!—indulges in one of the most irritating elements of contemporary horror cinema, a final scene that exists solely to set up future movies if this one does well at the box office.

And yet, the rest of the movie works enough so that these flaws don’t hurt things too badly. “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” may not be a classic in the annals of Dracula cinema along the lines of the Terence Fisher's Hammer production “Horror of Dracula,” Werner Herzog ’s version of “ Nosferatu the Vampyre ,” or Francis Ford Coppola ’s “Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula.” But it is a smart, well-made, and sometimes downright creepy take on the tale that both horror buffs and regular moviegoers can appreciate in equal measure.

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

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Corey Hawkins as Clemens

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‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Review: Blood on the Water

This horror movie, based on a chapter from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” is set on a cargo ship unwittingly transporting an evil demon.

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A man and a woman on the deck of a ship have looks of dismay on their faces. The man is crouching while the woman lies on the floor, both looking up.

By Natalia Winkelman

Horror heads are accustomed to screeching at the screen, “Don’t go in the basement!” In “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” I found myself inclined toward the reverse exclamation: “Just go below deck and kill him already!”

Based on a chapter in Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula,” this squally scary movie is set on a London-bound merchant ship doomed to a bloody routine. Days are safe, but sundown brings the terrorizing thirst of the vessel’s vampire stowaway, who emerges in darkness to bite a few necks before retiring to his makeshift cargo coffin.

The regularity of Dracula’s circadian timetable raises the question: Why doesn’t the crew just attack around noon? It could have saved the movie’s beneficent hero, Clemens (Corey Hawkins), a boatload of trouble.

The movie begins as Clemens, a British doctor, appeals to Captain Eliot (Liam Cunningham) to join the Demeter’s company. The only educated man onboard, Clemens nonetheless proves an able deckhand, winning the favor of both the salty first mate, Wojchek (David Dastmalchian), and the captain’s wide-eyed grandson, Toby (Woody Norman).

But “The Last Voyage,” directed by André Ovredal, doesn’t waste time on characterizations. Before long, bad omens and creaky floorboards give way to repetitive, swollen set pieces as Dracula picks off the shipmates one by one. The script does find time for a feeble feminist gesture — the story’s sole woman can cock a rifle — and a monologue about racism. These efforts to update the tale are about as successful as those of the sorry crew, whose fates were written over a century ago.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter Rated R for fighting and biting. Running time: 1 hour 58 minutes. In theaters.

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Universal Pictures has set a summer 2023 wide release for DreamWorks Pictures’ The Last Voyage of the Demeter . The studio has shifted the release date for the adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula from Jan. 27, 2023 to August 11, 2023.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter centers on the merchant ship Demeter, chartered to carry fifty unmarked wooden crates from Carpathia to London, only for its doomed crew to endure strange events. Stalked each night by a merciless presence on board the ship, the Demeter eventually arrives off the shores of England as a charred, derelict wreck, with no trace of the crew.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter stars Corey Hawkins as a doctor aboard the Demeter. The film also stars Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship’s captain and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter’s first mate.

The film is directed by André Øvredal, and is based on a script by Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky and Zak Olkewicz. They adapted the chapter “The Captain’s Log” from Stoker’s Dracula.

The ensemble cast includes Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Nikolai Nikolaeff and Javier Botet. The film is produced by Brad Fischer, Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer, and is executive produced by Matthew Hirsch.

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After many script rewrites and production changes, the film's release date was moved from January 27, 2023, to August 11, 2023 . As of now, The Last Voyage of the Demeter will only be available to watch in theaters, as no streaming date has been announced yet. The film has been given an R-rating and has a runtime of 119 minutes.

The first trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter was released on Universal Picture's YouTube channel on April 13, 2023. Set to a moody remix of The Smashing Pumpkins' "Bullet with Butterfly Wings," the trailer unleashes plenty of vampire carnage.

This was followed by a teaser trailer released on July 18, 2023. The fifteen-second video doesn't show much, but it does plenty to raise the scare level, with mysterious deaths and a terrifying look at the movie's Dracula. See it here:

On July 31, a Look Inside featurette for The Last Voyage of the Demeter was released via Rotten Tomatoes, promising an Alien -esque story. See it here:

Bragi F. Schut ( Escape Room ) wrote a story and screenplay based on Chapter 7 of Dracula all the way back in 2002, but the film languished in development limbo for nearly two decades. Along the way, numerous interested directors came and went from the project, including Robert Schwentke ( RED ), Marcus Nispel ( Friday The 13th ), David Slade ( 30 Days of Night ), and Neil Marshall ( Hellboy ). Ditto for onscreen talent; at one point, Viggo Mortensen ( Lord of the Rings ) was cast to play the captain but dropped out after the production hit numerous snags. Ben Kingsley ( Ghandi ) and Noomi Rapace ( Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ) were also attached at one point . Finally, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark director André Øvredal took the helm in 2019 , working off a screenplay written by Bragi and Zak Olkewicz .

The film is produced by Brad Fischer , Mike Medavoy , and Arnold Messer , and executive produced by Matthew Hirsch . The production companies involved include Amblin Entertainment, Amblin Partners, Latina Pictures, New Republic Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Viola Film, with distribution by Universal Pictures. Roman Osin and Tom Stern serve as the cinematographers and Thomas Newman composed the film's score.

Related: Comparing Universal's Dueling 1931 'Dracula' Films – Which Is More Unsettling?

Principal photography began in June 2021 in Berlin. The film was also shot in Malta and production on the movie wrapped in the fall of the same year with Amblin announcing the end of filming with a Twitter post dated September 30, 2021.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter stars Corey Hawkins ( The Tragedy of Macbeth ) as Clemens, a doctor who comes aboard the ship. Hawkins is also set to star in the upcoming remake of The Color Purple later this year. Aisling Franciosi , who appeared in Game of Thrones and the upcoming film The Nightingale , plays Anna, a young stowaway who helps battle the merciless count. Liam Cunningham ( Clash of the Titans ) will play the ship's captain, who might go down even if his boat doesn't. David Dastmalchian ( The Suicide Squad ) plays the ship's first mate, Wojchek.

And of course, the man of the midnight hour, Count Dracula is played by Javier Botet . When he was five years old, Botet was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Marfan syndrome, which affects the body’s connective tissues, giving him unusually flexible and long limbs. In a rather inspirational way, Botet has used his rare physical traits to make a career playing surreal and often nightmare-inducing characters like the Slender Man in the movie of the same name, the Crooked Man in Conjuring 2 , and the terrifying title character from the 2013 horror film Mama . Considering his unique talents, fans can probably expect Botet's portrayal of Dracula to be less "jaded and debonair aristocrat" and more "horrifying wall-crawling monster"--with a serious case of the munchies. Other members of the ensemble cast include Jon Jon Briones , Stefan Kapicic , Nikolai Nikolaeff , Woody Norman , Martin Furulund , Nicolo Pasetti , and Chris Walley .

In Chapter 7 of Stoker's novel, the captain's diary entries recount the ship's journey from Carpathia, where they pick up some strange private cargo: 24 strange, heavy wooden crates that are to be delivered to London. At first, the journey seems normal, but things very quickly take a sinister turn. Everyone is anxious but can't figure out why they continue to face one extremely unfortunate event after another. First, a strange man is spotted on board, then crew members start disappearing. A terrible storm hits the ship and the first mate goes crazy, throwing himself overboard. The captain finally realizes that some sort of evil supernatural creature is stalking his crew, picking them off one by one. In the spine-tingling final entry, he's holding a rosary in his hands and lashing himself to the mast, determined to defy the monster and the storms to the very end. He leaves his log in a bottle in the hopes that someone who finds it may be able to decipher the terrible truth behind the events that have befallen him and his ship. By the time the nearly ruined schooner pulls into its next port, there's no one on board except one clearly insane man.

Expanding a little on the events of the chapter, the film follows various characters, including a doctor, the captain, and first mate of the ship, and a stowaway who clearly picked the wrong boat to sneak onto. No one thinks to check the wooden crates in cargo where Dracula rests during the day, and by the time the sun sets, it's too late: Dracula is hungry. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Øvredal described the film as " Alien -on-a-ship in 1897." That rather nicely sums up the story, don't you think?

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Something unseen haunts the cargo and crew of this ship

Adapted from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the terrifying tale of a single journey captured in the Captain’s Log. Aboard the cursed vessel is a crew of unwitting travelers and seafarers. From captain to castaway, nobody knows what is in the twenty-four unmarked boxes that are the cargo for this merchant mission. Nightly, the crew is haunted by a restless spirit that leaves no trace. Their survival on the journey from Carpathia to London is no longer in their own hands.

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Corey hawkins takes the lead in this dark adaptation of bram stoker's dracula.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a supernatural horror film based on a chapter from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. The movie adapts ‘The Captain’s Log’, an isolated portion of the book that tells of a dark and disturbing mystery across the seas. Norwegian filmmaker Andre Ovredal directs the movie. He is best known for writing and directing the movie Troll Hunter , as well as handling the directing of The Autopsy of Jane Doe . He is working with frequent collaborator Roman Osin who takes the role of cinematographer for the film. The pair are shooting from a screenplay written by Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky, and Zak Olkewicz.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter features Corey Hawkins playing the lead character Clemens; a surgeon and doctor who joins the fated ferry on its mysterious course. Hawkins has a host of high-profile and varied movie credits to his name including roles in Kong: Skull Island , BlacKkKlansman , The Tragedy of Macbeth , and In the Heights . He is joined by Aisling Franciosi playing Anna, a stowaway who knows nothing of the supernatural horrors that await. Liam Cunningham, of Game of Thrones fame, portrays the captain of the ship while David Dastmalchian plays first mate Wojchek. Want to know more about the movie? Check out our guide to The Last Voyage of the Demeter . The Last Voyage of the Demeter was released in cinemas on August 11th, 2023.

Production News

Bragi F. Schut was first reported to have written the initial screenplay for the movie. Robert Schwentke was on board to direct. ( Source: The Hollywood Reporter )
After years of development setbacks reports emerged that Viggo Mortensen had been offered a role in the movie and that Ben Kingsley and Noomi Rapace were in talks to star. ( Source: ScreenRant )
Director Andre Ovredal was finally confirmed to be the filmmaker chosen to get the movie going after years of delays. Bradley Fischer, Mike Medavoy, and Arnold Messer all signed on as producers. ( Source: The Hollywood Reporter )
Corey Hawkins joins the cast in a leading role and Zak Olkewicz is confirmed to have written a new draft of the script. ( Source: Deadline )
The expanded cast including David Dastmalchian, Liam Cunningham, and Aisling Franciosi amongst others were confirmed. It was also announced that filming had begun in Berlin. ( Source: Hollywood Reporter )
Amblin Partners who are producing the film tweeted that filming was complete. ( Source: Twitter )
Thomas Newman was confirmed to be composing the score for the seafaring thriller. ( Source: Film Music )
The movie is given the release date of August 11th, 2023. (Source: Collider)
A featurette for the movie is released teasing the alien-like demon that is haunting the ship. Brief interviews with cast and crew offer fresh glimpses of the movie. (Source: Collider)
A new clip is released teasing behind-the-scenes footage of Last Voyage Of The Demeter with a close look at the ship at the heart of the story. (Source: ScreenRant)
The Last Voyage of the Demeter was released in cinemas. (Source: Collider)

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The master of literary horror will soon be returning to the big screen once again, and Stephen King's underrated novel The Long Walk is finally getting a feature film adaptation. Penned under his pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1979, The Long Walk was King's first stab at dystopian fiction and was something of a departure from the usual small-town monsters and ghouls that typically populate his works. Unlike nearly every other book in King's miles-long bibliography, The Long Walk has never made its way to the screen in any form whatsoever.

Perhaps because it didn't quite fit in with King's image as the late 20th century's horror hitmaker, The Long Walk languished in production hell on various occasions and even had some big names attached. With some of King's works being remade multiple times, it's obvious that he is still a viable candidate for adaptation, but the time was never ripe for The Long Walk . Often ranking highly among the best Stephen King works that haven't been adapted yet, The Long Walk has finally been made official, and a movie is on the way after more than four decades in print.

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Having come and gone on multiple occasions, The Long Walk has officially been confirmed as in development . Not only is The Long Walk on its way, but Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence has been attached to helm the underrated Stephen King work . Lawrence is far from the first director to take a stab at the novel, but the latest news surrounding The Long Walk is the most promising update that the adaptation has ever received. Lawrence's experience with dystopian fiction makes him perfect for capturing King's bleak vision of the future.

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Though Stephen King's movies have been sure-fire hits since the late 1970s, his 1979 novel The Long Walk has managed to evade even the biggest horror filmmakers. Starting in 1988, Dawn of the Dead director George A. Romero was attached to an adaptation , but the project never got off the ground. Around 2007, Stephen King-adapter Frank Darabont, who had previously tackled The Mist, The Green Mile, and The Shawshank Redemption , also tried and failed to grasp King's obscure novel.

As recently as early 2023, horror newcomer André Øvredal ( The Last Voyage of the Demeter ) was tapped to develop King's novel , but The Long Walk got yet another discouraging update when he stepped away from the project in August 2023. Now, with Francis Lawrence attached, The Long Walk seems somewhat more realistic because of how quickly a new suitor was found.

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Though no details about the upcoming adaptation have been revealed, it can be assumed that it will follow the novel . In a parallel to Lawrence's experience with The Hunger Games series, The Long Walk is set in a dystopian future where Americans are pitted against one another in a deadly challenge for entertainment . Contestants are required to walk along US Highway 1 at a speed of four miles an hour, or else they risk being shot by soldiers.

The novel specifically follows young Ray Garraty, a 16-year-old boy from Maine who is drawn along by his compulsion to participate in "The Walk" even though he isn't particularly athletic. Since the novel explored heavy themes like the Vietnam War, it is unclear how much will be altered to conform the social commentary to a 21st-century audience. One thing that sets The Long Walk apart from other teen-centric dystopian fiction is Stephen King's signature gruesome edge, which will likely be on full display.

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3 Body Problem cast guide: Meet the cast and characters (and their book equivalents)

3 Body Problem is a complex, fascinating, and mind-bending new Netflix Original series based on the Hugo Award-winning trilogy by Cixin Liu and created by Dan Weiss, David Benioff, and Alexander Woo. The show features many notable actors like Benedict Wong, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, and more.

If you're interested in learning who plays who in 3 Body Problem and where you've seen some of the actors before (plus who their book equivalents might be), keep reading to learn everything you need to know!

Rosalind Chao as Ye Wenjie

Age : 66 (September 23, 1957)
Height : 5'6
Spouse : Simon Templeman
Instagram : @chao_time

Who is Ye Wenjie? Ye Wenjie is an astrophysics prodigy and daughter of a once acclaimed professor who was brutally murdered during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. She's faced a lot of trauma in her life, which motivates her to make a fateful decision in the 1960s that echoes across all of time and forces humanity to face a potentially world-ending threat.

Where have you seen Rosalind Chao before? If you're a '90s baby like me, you might remember Chao as Keiko O'Brien from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine . She also played a pivotal role in the 2003 comedy Freaky Friday starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Other movies you might recognize her from include What Dreams May Come , Just Like Heaven , and The Joy Luck Club . In 2020, she played Mulan's mother in the live-action Disney remake. On television, Chao has appeared in popular recent series like Better Things , Sweet Tooth , and The First Lady .

What's next? The American actress will star alongside Kristen Stewart, Maya Erskine, and Michael Cera in the road trip comedy Sacramento from director Michael Angarano.

Jess Hong as Jin Cheng

Height : 5'4
Instagram : @jessthehong

Who is Jin Cheng? As one of the members of the Oxford Five, Jin Cheng was mentored by Vera Ye and she is a talented theoretical physicist, potentially the brightest of her generation. Jin is driven to answer some of the universe's biggest mysteries. For book fans, Jin shares many similarities with the character Cheng Xin , an aerospace engineer introduced in the third book, Death's End .

Where have you seen Jess Hong before? This New Zealand actress is an up-and-coming star who previously trained professionally at the Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. Before landing the lead role in 3 Body Problem , Hong appeared in the sci-fi series Creamerie and The Brokenwood Mysteries . A multi-talented performer, she's also acted in several theatrical productions. Hong recently wrapped filming on a horror film called Grafted that is currently in post-production.

Jovan Adepo as Saul Durand

Age : 35 (September 6, 1988)
Height : 5'11
Instagram : @jovanadepo

Who is Saul Durand? If you've read the books then I'll tell you that Saul seems to be getting Luo Ji's storyline. The show sets it up perfectly by the end of the first season. But I won't say anymore for those who are unfamiliar. Saul is yet another Oxford Five member and he has a complicated relationship with Auggie Salazar. He's very gifted, but not always the most focused. When he's presented with a monumental challenge, will he finally realize his full potential?

Where have you seen Jovan Adepo before? Adepo is an accomplished actor with many impressive accolades under his belt already, including a Primetime Emmy nomination for his work on the HBO miniseries Watchmen where he played Will Reeves/Hooded Justice. He also recently starred as Sidney Palmer alongside Margot Robbie in Damien Chazelle's SAG Award-nominated 2023 film Babylon , a role he learned to play the trumpet for! Previous credits include The Leftovers , The Stand , Fences , To Catch a Killer , His Three Daughters , Sorry For Your Loss , Jack Ryan , and When They See Us .

What's next? After working on the Stephen King series The Stand , Adepo will next star in another King-based series on Max with the It prequel Welcome to Derry , set to release in 2025.

Eiza González as Auggie Salazar

Age : 34 (January 30, 1990)
Height : 5'8
Instagram : @eizagonzalez

Who is Auggie Salazar? Auggie kind of gets Wang Miao's book storyline in the first season of 3 Body Problem as a talented nanotech trailblazer who finds herself seeing a creepy countdown everywhere that interrupts her research. Her brilliance makes her a target for humanity's enemies.

Where have you seen Eiza González before? Mexican actress Eiza González has been working steadily since the early 2000s, starting with her earliest job on an Argentine Nickelodeon series before getting her breakout role playing Santanico Pandemonium in the series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series . Since then, she's gone on to star in several notable projects like Baby Drive r, Alita: Battle Angel , Ambulance , and Godzilla vs. Kong .

What's next? González has multiple films in the works, including two Guy Ritchie movies and a sci-fi film with Aaron Paul titled Ash .

Alex Sharp as Will Downing

Age : 34 (February 2, 1989)
Height : 5'10

Who is Will Downing? Will Downing seems to be taking over the role of Yun Tianming from Death's End . He's another member of the Oxford Five and a sixth-form physics teacher who receives news that makes him reevaluate his place in the universe.

Where have you seen Alex Sharp before? Sharp is a Tony Award-winning actor who broke out thanks to his excellent performance originating the role of Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , a role that won him the Tony. He started performing after studying at the prestigious Juilliard School. Beyond that, you've seen him in The Trial of the Chicago 7 , The Hustle , Living , and One Life .

John Bradley as Jack Rooney

Age : 35 (September 5, 1988)
Instagram : @johnbradleywest

Who is Jack Rooney? The fifth member of the Oxford Five, Jack made his legendary fortune after building a successful snack food empire. He doesn't have a direct book correlation, but book fans might connect him to a minor character that appears in the third book and plays into Yun Tianming's storyline. Otherwise, Jack mostly serves as a comic relief character.

Where have you seen John Bradley before? The English actor is definitely best known for playing Samwell Tarly in Game of Thrones . He reunites with Dan Weiss and David Benioff in 3 Body Problem . Besides D&D's shows, Bradley's other credits include Marry Me , Moonfall , Borgia , North Shore , and Shameless .

Benedict Wong as Da Shi (Clarence)

Age : 52 (July 3, 1971)
Spouse : Nina Wong
Instagram : @wongrel

Who is Clarence? Benedict Wong plays a version of the cop Da Shi that is a fan-favorite character in the book. His character is named "Da Shi" in all the press material in the show, but Thomas Wade calls him Clarence throughout the show, so it's a little confusing on what his real name is supposed to be in the series. Clarence is assigned to investigate the mysterious deaths plaguing the scientific community.

Where have you seen Benedict Wong before? A long-time actor, Benedict Wong is an acclaimed English star who has been acting on stage and screen for several decades now. He started out in projects like Dirty Pretty Things and 15 Storeys High before pivoting to roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Netflix series Marco Polo . He also starred in Annihilation , The Martian , Nine Days , Deadly Class (rip), and Top Boy .

What's next? He will reportedly return to play Wong in the upcoming Avengers: Secret Wars .

Liam Cunningham as Thomas Wade

Age : 62 (June 2, 1961)
Height : 6'1
Spouse : Colette Cunningham
Instagram : @liamcunningham1

Who is Thomas Wade? Wade is a big-picture kind of guy and leads an elite intelligence organization that assists with planetary defense. His character isn't introduced until later in the trilogy, but Cunningham is great casting for Wade and his earlier introduction in the show makes sense.

Where have you seen Liam Cunningham before? Like John Bradley, Cunningham is another Game of Thrones alum. You'll remember him as Davos Seaworth in the show. But the Irish actor has been acting for a long time and racked up numerous accolades over the years. Many consider him one of the greatest actors from Ireland. His other credits include Hunger , The Last Voyage of the Demeter , Merlin , Domina , Clash of the Titans , The Crooked Man , Let Us Prey , and The Wind That Shakes the Barley .

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