For those who’re in search of a bloodsucking good time this February, Peacock has you lined…after which some. The streaming service has a plethora of vampire titles hitting its catalog on the primary of the month, together with all the Blade and Twilight franchises, in addition to a groundbreaking traditional, and a number of other underrated gems, all of which land on the streamer on February 1.
Love them or hate them, there isn’t any denying the recognition and cultural impression of Twilight and its 4 sequels. Starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and primarily based on the bestselling novels by Stephenie Meyer, the movies have collectively grossed over $3 billion worldwide. Vital and viewers debate nonetheless rages over whether or not the films are literally any good, one thing which star Pattinson is uninterested in listening to about. In fact, arguably there would not be a Twilight with out Interview with the Vampire, the 1994 movie directed by Neil Jordan, from a script by unique novel creator Anne Rice. It was one of many first to characteristic vampires as sympathetic figures able to love and longing. From the delicate Louis (Brad Pitt) to the vicious however misunderstood Lestat (Tom Cruise), these vampires paved the way in which for hearthrob creatures of the night time in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and ultimately Edward Cullen.
To not fear if sparkly vampires and romance aren’t your factor. On the gnarlier facet of the size is John Carpenter’s 1998 movie Vampires, starring James Woods as a hardened hunter dealing with off in opposition to an evil bloodsucker looking for a relic that may enable vampires to stroll within the daylight. There’s additionally Josh Hartnett’s 30 Days of Evening, which entails a city shrouded in darkness for a month beneath siege by a gang of vampires. In each movies, the vampires are ruthless killing machines and not using a sympathetic bone of their pale our bodies.
Wesley Snipes’ Iconic Vampire Hunter, Blade, Is Coming Peacock
Talking of vampires that may stroll within the daylight, Peacock will even have the unique Blade trilogy starring Wesley Snipes out there to stream. It is a good time to revisit these motion pictures, on condition that Snipes lately reprized the enduring Marvel position within the smash-hit MCU multiverse action-comedy Deadpool & Wolverine final yr. The film finds Snipes’ iteration of the Daywalker becoming a member of forces with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine through the multiversal insanity, with Snipes even comically proclaiming there’ll solely ever be one Blade and poking enjoyable on the standing of the lengthy delayed Blade reboot starring Mahershala Ali.
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Along with these titles arriving on the platform, Peacock already has quite a few vampire movies out there to stream, together with Werner Herzog’s 1979 tackle Nosferatu, starring Klaus Kinski and Isabelle Adjani, Let the Proper One In, a extremely underrated movie from 2008 a couple of boy befriending a baby vampire in a Stockholm suburb, and the little-seen, however completely worthwhile, 1974 model of Dracula directed by Dan Curtis and starring Jack Palance because the titular vamp, amongst different titles.
Interview with the Vampire
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November 11, 1994
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123 minutes
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