Luke Evans definitely isn't convinced that his version of Dracula has been staked through the heart.
The Fast & Furious star played the immortal vampire in 2014's Dracula Untold, which had been tipped as being connected to what has become Universal's Dark Universe of monster movies.
Dracula Untold was very successful at the worldwide box office with more than $200 million in ticket sales, but its reviews were poor.
Evans has now acknowledged the film's flaws, but suggested to Screenrant that he'd like another shot at playing Dracula alongside Tom Cruise's Mummy hunter, Russell Crowe's Dr. Jekyl and Javier Bardem's Frankenstein monster in the shared Dark Universe.
(Dark Universe cast)
"I think it was a really enjoyable process for me," he said of Dracula Untold. "I think it definitely had a few flaws in it but I've had a lot of good feedback and I get people asking me will there be a sequel.
What to Read Next
"We left it very wide open, you know, this is a character who could transcend many different times and different periods of history. Who knows?
"I'd love to bring him back in some concept or context, but honestly, you know as little as I do when it comes with what is going on in the dream rooms of Universal Studios. I really don't know."
Unfortunately for Luke, The Mummy director Alex Kurtzman recently told Digital Spy that it's unlikely that Dracula Untold will ultimately connect to the Dark Universe.
"I think they wanted to make a Dracula movie," he explained. "I think it may have coincided at the time... that Universal was beginning to think about what they wanted to do with their monsters, but I don't know that it was ever designated as being part of the Dark Universe."
It's been a tumultuous few months for the Dark Universe, in general. First, The Mummy opened to hostile reviews and then Universal shelved its planned Bride of Frankenstein reboot amid creative differences with director Bill Condon.
Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Twitter account and you're all set.
Justin is a freelance entertainment journalist and writer. He first joined Digital Spy as a freelance entertainment reporter in 2010 and also worked as a sub-editor for the brand, serving as Night News Editor from 2016 to 2024. Over more than a decade, Justin has covered numerous major entertainment events from the US and has interviewed a wide-ranging group of public figures, from comedian Steve Coogan to icons from the Star Trek universe, cast members from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reality stars from numerous Real Housewives cities and the Below Deck franchise. Justin has also been on the ground to cover major pop culture events like the Star Wars Celebration and the D23 Expo. He's written for titles across the Hearst network, plus the likes of CBR and Us Weekly.
