Dracula 3000

Set in the year 3000, this science fiction horror film follows the crew of a deep space salvage ship that discovers the Demeter, a transport vessel that vanished a century earlier. Led by Captain Abraham Van Helsing, the team boards the derelict ship hoping to claim a reward. While exploring the wreckage, they find a cargo of coffins from a place called Transylvania. The group accidentally awakens Count Orlock, a vampire who begins picking off the crew members one by one, leaving the survivors to find a way to destroy the creature.

The movie was directed by Darrell James Roodt, following his previous work on Sarafina!, Father Hood, and Second Skin. The cast features Casper Van Dien as the captain, alongside Erika Eleniak, Alexandra Kamp, Coolio, Grant Swanby, and Langley Kirkwood. Produced by Film Afrika, ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I), and Fiction Film & Television, the project is a co-production between Germany and South Africa.

Audience reception has been largely negative. The film holds a rating of 2.1/10 on IMDb based on 6,800 votes and a score of 2.8/10 on TMDB from 157 votes.