Castlevania film gets Rogue distributor
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Nov 2nd 2006 at 9:15PM }
Rogue Pictures, a sub-sub-division of Universal specializing in low-budget action and horror flicks, has signed on to distribute Paul W.S. Anderson's Castlevania adaptation. Rogue will handle distribution in North American, the U.K., Spain and German-speaking territories. Crystal Sky, co-financers of the (not-so-low-budget) $50 million project, will be responsible for distribution throughout the rest of the world.Anderson is currently scouting out shooting locales in Hungary and Romania for his Blade-meets-Highlander epic. Dracula's castle will be re-imagined in some back lot in Budapest. Shooting starts this spring. Drink your holy water and keep your crosses crossed.
[Thanks, Dave]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
crono141 @ Nov 2nd 2006 9:30PM
Don't hold your breath for a blockbuster here.
I'm sure it'll suck.
moofree @ Nov 2nd 2006 9:31PM
I hope this movie doesn't suck.
But with Paul W. S. Anderson at the wheel...
I hope it's not as bad as Deathrace 3000 will be.
jchensor @ Nov 2nd 2006 11:03PM
Great. I fully expect bullet-time whip action or dagger tossing.
Man, this is gonna blow. Why can't we get a real writer/director?!?
westrella @ Nov 3rd 2006 12:52AM
Well, Anderson did kill alien vs. Predator, hes surely going to kill this one and Damn, it is one of my fav videogame series. =/
Sprngpilot @ Nov 3rd 2006 1:48AM
It could always be worse - you know who could be the director. He's so terrible I dare not speak his name.
But yeah, overall this will probably suck. As westrella pointed out, Anderson took a brilliant basic premise in AvP and completely ruined it. I imagine he will do the same with Castlevania.
Honestly, Hollywood... if you're not going to do video game movie right, JUST DON'T DO THEM.
thunderleg @ Nov 3rd 2006 3:32AM
Any sack of garbage would happily butcher any videogame universe as long as they're getting paid.
Having said that, I really do hope this schmuck doesn't horribly twist Castlevania.
Spekkio @ Nov 3rd 2006 7:51AM
Waitatic - I thought the Castlevania film was going to be direct-to-DVD animation. Or are they doing a live one too?
And Paul Anderson is a hack. His track record has borne this out. Why he still gets work is beyond me.
Naruhodou @ Nov 3rd 2006 8:57AM
"Waitatic - I thought the Castlevania film was going to be direct-to-DVD animation. Or are they doing a live one too?"
Yes. The sad thing being that the direct-to-dvd cartoon scripted by Warren Ellis will be superior to this $50 million-budget Hollywood trash.
Jellodyne @ Nov 3rd 2006 9:38AM
This is going to be the best Dracula movie since Van Helsing! ;p
Sean @ Nov 3rd 2006 10:10AM
"This is going to be the best Dracula movie since Van Helsing! ;p"
Then let's hope they remember to keep the "trip-over-rock-and-do-super-high-CGI-backflip" charm intact.
Spore @ Nov 3rd 2006 1:06PM
Paul W.S. Sucka$$. This guy is a tool. How could anyone rape and murder two classic sci-fi franchises at once? Alien v. Predator....
Ramza24 @ Nov 3rd 2006 1:19PM
Yeah, support the animated one instead of this. Warren Ellis is penning it and sounds like they sort of know what they're doing.
http://videogames.yahoo.com/ongoingfeature?eid=481409&page=0