Dracula 2000

Dracula 2000 (AKA Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000) is a 2000 American horror movie directed by Patrick Lussier and released by Dimension Films. It stars Gerald Butler as the titular character, a powerful vampire who is accidentally released after 103 years in captivity. The film costars Justine Waddell, Jonny Lee Miller, Christopher Plummer, and Colleen "Vitamin C" Fitzpatrick.

Plot Summary
In London, a group of thieves led by Marcus (Omar Epps) and Solina (Jennifer Esposito) steal a coffin from Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer) and flee by jet to New Orleans. The gang opens the coffin mid-flight, expecting treasure, but instead find Dracula, who feeds on Solina before killing the crew and wrecking the jet. In a Louisiana swamp, reporter Valerie Sharp (Jeri Ryan) is covering the plane crash when she becomes Dracula's second victim. Dracula then heads to New Orleans in search of Mary Heller (Waddell), who is Van Helsing's daughter. He seduces Mary's friend Lucy (Fitzpatrick) and turns her into a vampire.

Van Helsing and his assistant Simon (Miller) arrive in New Orleans to save Mary, but Dracula's three "brides"- Solina, Valerie, and Lucy- attack and kill Van Helsing. Simon and Mary are captured by Dracula, who turns Mary into a vampire and seemingly places her under his thrall as well. He orders Mary to bite Simon, but she reveals that she's not under his control and helps Simon to kill the brides. She then wraps a cable from an electric crucifix sign around Dracula's neck and throws herself and him from a rooftop. She drops to safety in the shadows while Dracula is left to hang in the morning light, causing him to burn to ash.

His death frees Mary from her vampirism, and she vows to take Van Helsing's place as the guardian of Dracula's remains.