Castlevania movie production is moving along nicely!

#1 Edited by TwoOneFive (9449 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

To be written and directed by Saw co-creator James Wan.

The guys who created the original Saw seemed like decent film makers, unlike the guys who keep squeezing out the sequels.

#2 Edited by CowMuffins (1760 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

Well, it should be creepy. Is that Alucard? (I'm no goods with the Castlevanias)

Wan seems to know what he's talking about too, should be good.

#3 Edited by JJOR64 (18127 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

Please don't fuck this movie up. I love the Castlevania games.

#4 Posted by demonbear (1820 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

There's absolutly no way this movie is not gonna suck. the IP is risky and barely adaptable to a movie screen without being stupid.

#5 Posted by Hailinel (18114 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

This is only what, the third or fourth time that a Castlevania movie has tried getting off of the ground? Thankfully the version that Paul W.S. Anderson had in the works fell through. It sounded like it would have turned out terrible.

#6 Posted by Eirikr (960 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

What? When did this stop being Paul WS Anderson's blatant and bland retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula?

#7 Posted by Hailinel (18114 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

@Eirikr: Some time ago, actually. I don't have any links handy, but the project as headed by Anderson reportedly fell apart and was scrapped.

#8 Posted by Eirikr (960 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

@Hailinel: Ah, I seem to remember that now. But I guess I had just assumed he was going to try and produce it again later.

This Wan guy seems to be taking the Eastern translation of a Western concept a bit too literally, going by the whip and katana wielding protagonist on that promo art. But at least I feel this new project has the potential to be 'interesting' at best, as opposed to the previous version's best being vomiting up chunks of my own brain.

#9 Posted by Chaser324 (3845 posts) - 3 years, 10 months ago

@demonbear said:

" There's absolutly no way this movie is not gonna suck. the IP is risky and barely adaptable to a movie screen without being stupid. "

I pretty much agree with this. I'm a big fan of Castlevania, but I have no doubt about how much this movie will suck. Considering the people working on it, I doubt it will be at an Uwe Boll level of awfulness, but it still won't be good.

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#10 Edited by Jiggah (307 posts) - 3 years, 9 months ago

@CowMuffins said:

" Well, it should be creepy. Is that Alucard? (I'm no goods with the Castlevanias)Wan seems to know what he's talking about too, should be good. "

As far as I know, the story is focused on the Belmonts. So, that has to be one of them. Simon? Richter?

I think the whip (Vampire Killer) in hand gives that away.

#11 Edited by Karmum (11468 posts) - 3 years, 9 months ago

@TwoOneFive:
To be honest, none of the Saw films were good at all. :p

I wish them luck, and I seriously hope they don't spoil this great franchise. :(

#12 Edited by CowMuffins (1760 posts) - 3 years, 9 months ago

@Jiggah said:

" @CowMuffins said:
" Well, it should be creepy. Is that Alucard? (I'm no goods with the Castlevanias)Wan seems to know what he's talking about too, should be good. "
As far as I know, the story is focused on the Belmonts. So, that has to be one of them. Simon? Richter?I think the whip (Vampire Killer) in hand gives that away.

Looks like this guy, whoever this guy is.

#13 Posted by jakob187 (20685 posts) - 3 years, 9 months ago

The movie is being produced by Paul W.S. Anderson, who was originally going to direct until he decided to make a fourth Resident Evil movie instead. James Wan is also responsible for making Dead Silence, that horrificly bad movie with the puppets.

Basically, this movie is full of failure so far...and it doesn't look like it'll be getting any better with the rumor mill of possible actors floating around *cough*ORLANDO BLOOM*cough*.

#14 Posted by leeto (135 posts) - 3 years, 9 months ago

Glad to see it up and running, like Kotaku said it's kind of a miracle seeing how this movie was dead for a while.

#15 Posted by masterken (109 posts) - 3 years, 9 months ago

@jakob187 said:

"
..and it doesn't look like it'll be getting any better with the rumor mill of possible actors floating around *cough*ORLANDO BLOOM*cough*.
"

thats it. all hope lost. if that seriously happens, eff this movie.

#16 Posted by CrossTheAtlantic (1100 posts) - 3 years, 9 months ago

I would like to point out to everyone that James Wan also directed Death Sentence which is a terrible, terrible, teeeeeerrible joke of a film. This movie is going to suck.

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The Castlevania franchises chronicles the ongoing fight against Count Dracula by the Belmont family and their allies. To this day, Dracula continues to pose a threat to the world.

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