Castlevania Movie to Begin Shooting Soon
By Jonathan on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 at 1:06 PM PST In Gamer Life, Games Industry
Looks like the Castlevania movie may be coming sooner rather than later. Rumors of a possible Hollywood strike have prompted execs to ramp up production on a number of projects, including the Castlevania film adaptation. Paul W.S. Anderson, director of Resident Evil and Event Horizon, was slated to direct, but now it seems he will act as producer instead. At this time, Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard) is slated to direct, with Ian Jeffers (Death Sentence) finishing up the script right now. Anderson anticipates the film to begin shooting in just a few months.
So the Castlevania film is being directed by a guy whose only major release was a dance movie? And it’s being written by a guy whose only screenwriting credits to date are a mediocre sequel to a 1970’s Charles Bronson movie? Can’t wait for the final showdown between Simon Belmont and Dracula where they break out in an impromptu hip hop dance off.
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It’s not going to accurately represent the game experience of course, which is a shame (not because it’s possible, but because that’s what keeps people going back).
I think they should nix all the other creatures, and zombies and the like, because otherwise there will be too much to explain.
I really don’t see how they could pull this off too easily, just showing one guy hunting down Dracula doesn’t really make for too good of a movie experience.