ROTTEN TOMATOES: Paul Anderson Bails on "Castlevania" Flick

Paul Anderson Bails on "Castlevania" Flick

by Scott Weinberg | March 28, 2007

Given that he's directed movies like "Mortal Kombat," "Resident Evil," and "Alien vs. Predator," it's not like video game fans were exactly clamoring for Paul W.S. Anderson to helm the big-screen version of the "Castlevania" video game, so here's some potentially good news: He's offically off the project.

Knowing Anderson, he'll probably stay on as a producer, but according to Dread Central, it looks like the "Event Horizon" helmer will now set his sights in his remake of Roger Corman's "Death Race 2000."

No word yet on who, if anyone, will step in to cover the "Castlevania" project, but I'm sure there's a young cinematographer out there who'd just love the gig.

Source: Dread Central

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Mar 28 2007 07:03 AM

Why not replace him with the good Paul Anderson?? but then, him and this film might never fit

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stevegilpin writes:
on Mar 28 2007 07:44 AM

[b]Why I Sometimes Hate Hollywood.......[/b]
because they even CONSIDER making a movie out of video games like Castlevania. Don't get me wrong; it is a fairly fun video game with some sentimental value to me, but a movie? Give me a f*%$ing break.

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CFM writes:
on Mar 28 2007 09:06 AM

Hate all you want, but just like any other idea, it'll either suck or be great, regardless of the origins of its inspiration.

I remember people bitching about a movie based on a fairly not-so-fun Disney attraction. Something with pirates, if I remember correctly.

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Mar 28 2007 09:10 AM

In reply to this comment (#859508)
not worth making a movie out of??!!!

have you ever played Simon's Quest(the second Castlevania on Nintendo)-- the game had the best story line of any horror videogame ever made (and better than the majority of horror movies)-- if they made a movie out of that (and actually made it right) I'd see it in a heartbeat

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StickyKiwi writes:
on Mar 28 2007 10:46 AM

[b]time to play Jeopardy[/b]
A: Paul Anderson Bails on "Castlevania" Flick.

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Q. What proof is there that God exists?

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Bob* writes:
on Mar 28 2007 11:08 AM

out anderson, in with... uwe boll? o_O damn, I hope that doesn't happens...

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NyCkoS PiCkoS writes:
on Mar 28 2007 12:00 PM

[b]In the hands of the Japs...[/b]
I just hope the project will fall in the hands of the japenese.....alfterall, aren't they the Masterminds behind all of this Castlevania goodness?

P.s. The Soundtrack MUST be the Mother of all Soundtracks...

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blorenze writes:
on Mar 28 2007 02:51 PM

It would be cool if some forum (be it movie or video game or whatever) found a really good way to go over Alucard's story from Symphony of the Night and Castlevania 3. Dracula's son, born of a mortal, coming to defeat his father and save his father's fleeting humanity at the same time. I think its pretty epic, even if the two games were more fighting than story.

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Mr. Kong writes:
on Mar 28 2007 03:07 PM

In reply to this comment (#859512)
That would suck, because while Anderson is certainly no Martic Scorsesse (spelling?), he's definetley better than Uwe Boll.

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EmmG389 writes:
on Mar 28 2007 06:52 PM

Hopefully, he bails on movie-making or even possibly bails on life.

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Bob* writes:
on Mar 28 2007 11:05 PM

In reply to this comment (#859515)
heck I'll even prefer Robert Rodriguez over Uwe boll XD

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tigerfan814 writes:
on Mar 29 2007 02:58 AM

In reply to this comment (#859517)
[b]False Rumor[/b]
Like it or not, according to IGN, this is a false remor. Anderson says he is still doing Castlevania.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/776/776546p1.html

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Shatter24 writes:
on Mar 29 2007 05:40 AM

In reply to this comment (#859518)
[b]Happy to know Paul W.S. Anderson sticking around[/b]
All you haters sound like a friggin' art house crowd. Oh . . . I hate Anderson, he just makes those action movie thingies. Give me a break. He makes relatively forgetable plots into good action films. All those movies listed above were successful and had a relatively positive reaction from critics and audiences alike. When Anderson leaves a project and just producers, that when the problems arise (See Mortal Kombat 2 and Resident Evil 2, if you have any questions about this). This guy has a good eye for stylized action, and his stories actually have some substance to them. So, he deserves to be respected as head and above better than Uwe Boll. I hate to tell you guys, but Scorcesse, Speilberg and Cameron ain't gonna touch these movies he does; so he is the best shot at making Castlevania a success (any other option would be a music video director, fight choreographer or Uwe Boll - who would more likely make it suck).

Paul W.S. Anderson rules.

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tigerfan814 writes:
on Mar 29 2007 05:48 AM

In reply to this comment (#859520)
Well put. For the most part, I couldn't agree more. Especially about the big producers not touching these projects. I, for one, think he did as good as he could. Especially considering the source materials he had to work with.

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Vikingus writes:
on Mar 29 2007 05:51 AM

Two words: Uwe Boll

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Runawayrunaway! writes:
on Mar 29 2007 06:18 AM

Yeah haters, why do you have to be hating on a guy who makes "action movie thingies"? It's not like every movie is supposed to be Shakespeare, or good, or have any visible effort put into telling a good story, or containing any substance whatsoever, with characters that are developed, with good dialogue, a plot that is coherent, or any of that art house stuff. Paul WS Anderson doesn't make those kinds of movies, he makes Sprite commercial movies, flashy empty movies that would be tolerable if they were 30 seconds long.

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Praz writes:
on Mar 29 2007 01:11 PM

In reply to this comment (#859514)
That sounds too much like Vampire Hunter D.

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JohnJaySmith writes:
on May 09 2007 06:56 AM

They already made a Castlevania movie, they just changed the name to Van Helsing.

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ZeIceAge writes:
on Jun 13 2007 09:52 PM

Man, I just hope Kevin Bacon plays Dracula.

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