Thomas Kretschmann cast as Van Helsing in NBC’s “Dracula”February 12, 2013 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jonathan Rhys Meyers' Dracula has found his arch nemesis. Or, perhaps, his arch nemesis will be finding him, TheWrap said. NBC has cast Thomas Kretschmann ("King Kong," ABC's "The River") to play famed vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing. The Van Helsing as envisioned in NBC's version of the Dracula legend is a brilliant professor with a seemingly cool exterior who harbors an obsession with revenge and power that may make him a more dangerous threat to the public than Dracula. The show has also cast "Mr. Selfridge" actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen to play Jonathan Harker, who's described as a tenacious and slightly gauche journalist desperate to climb the ranks of aristocracy -- and stay there. Based on a script by co-executive producer Cole Haddon, "Dracula" will feature Rhys Meyers ("The Tudors") posing as an American in Victorian London. Seemingly interested in introducing modern science to the area, he's actually motivated by revenge, but is knocked off his vengeful course when he falls for a woman who could be his reincarnated wife. The project, which has received a 10-episode order, is being produced by Carnival Films & Television ("Downton Abbey"), Flame Ventures and Playground. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |