Sony Developing Yet Another Take On DRACULA

Sony Developing Yet Another Take On DRACULA

There are already several Drac themed movies on the way, but when did that stop Hollywood? It seems Sony want to launch a new franchise, and are looking to the original King Of The Vampires to do so..

By MarkCassidy - Feb 27, 2012 06:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Deadline

Harker, Last Voyage Of The Demeter, Dracula: Year Zero - and now we can add Sony's version to the mix while we are at it.



Deadline report..

Sony Pictures has acquired a pitch from scribe Jason Keller for a period origin story on the Dracula mythology that will be produced by Joe Roth and Palak Patel.


All that is known about the movie so far is that it's Sony's intention top "launch a period franchise". The origin story may also suggest a take on the story of Vlad The Impaler and the events that led him to become a vampire. Don't get me wrong, I love a good Dracula movie - the emphasis on good - but what else needs to be/can be done with the story? As far as I'm concerned we have had three of four very good/great versions, the most recent being Francis Ford Coppola's excellent (yes, Keanu aside) Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Gary Oldman. Can Sony top that? Will they bother trying to? I guess we will see who they put behind and in front of the camera before judging, but for now I really don't see the point.









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DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 2/27/2012, 6:38 PM
How original T_T
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 2/27/2012, 6:45 PM
Vampires golden rule; THEY DON'T [frick]ING SPARKLE
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/27/2012, 6:50 PM
MercMatt
MercMatt - 2/27/2012, 6:51 PM
The only vampire we need in movie form is Morbius. How original, indeed @The BlackWidow. =\
SageMode
SageMode - 2/27/2012, 7:01 PM
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 2/27/2012, 7:13 PM
How bout a soul reaver movie?
DCnerd46
DCnerd46 - 2/27/2012, 7:16 PM
I'm actually open to this idea. Crap like Twilight has turned the entire mythology into a joke, this may be the only modern vampire project to bring it back to its roots. Vampires are supposed to be cold, scary motherf#%kers, not whiny, sparkling teenagers. Bram Stoker & Bela Lugosi are rolling in their graves. Good luck, Sony.
JohnTom88
JohnTom88 - 2/27/2012, 7:20 PM
Morbius vs Dracula
Wildaniel
Wildaniel - 2/27/2012, 7:28 PM
I wanna see Morbius and Blade!!!
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 2/27/2012, 8:08 PM
Pretty pretty please be accurate to the Bram Stoker book.

@WesleyGibson - I'm loving your avatar dude. Marvel Nemesis was an awesome game, still have mine
ClarkFarley2012
ClarkFarley2012 - 2/27/2012, 8:51 PM
Bela Lugosi..All-time best Dracula in my eyes. Vamps have become very watered down in the movies in recent years. Start from Vlad and go all the way to him terrorizing all of Europe. Liam Nessen for Vlad.
TheGoldenAvenger
TheGoldenAvenger - 2/27/2012, 9:26 PM
Bring back vampires! Make them awesome again! I'm gonna go watch the Blade trilogy...
Durango95
Durango95 - 2/27/2012, 10:01 PM
What I want to know is why do vampires practice martial arts now? Shouldnt they just drink blood and kill people?
I agree...Liam Neeson should be Vlad
smithonator
smithonator - 2/27/2012, 10:45 PM
No more "SPARKLING" of ANYTHING...ever again!!!!!!!!!
DrStrangeFan
DrStrangeFan - 2/27/2012, 11:59 PM
How about a Live action Hellsing movie..and a live action Efin Lied movie?
theblackmamba
theblackmamba - 2/28/2012, 12:24 AM
Eh. Im kindof over vampires. Last cool vampire for me was Blade, and the Dracula from Van Helsing.
zerakis81
zerakis81 - 2/28/2012, 12:50 AM
Dracula??How about the true story this time...Like thats ever going to happen.
HavocPrime
HavocPrime - 2/28/2012, 1:43 AM
Legacy of Kain movie please, as history abhors sparkly pansies
MGS
MGS - 2/28/2012, 1:58 AM
Marvel's current Dracula is a sickening joke! Bring back Wolfman and Colan's classic version and translate that on screen!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 2/28/2012, 2:38 AM
How about that Tomb of Dracula or Werewolf By Night movie?!
felixxx
felixxx - 2/28/2012, 7:31 PM
@0SageMode0-sweet pic

@Gmoney84 That sounds like a winner! Soul Reaver or Legacy of Cain would be sweet.
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