ROTTEN TOMATOES: Anderson Still Attached to "Castlevania"; New Line to Keep Freddy Dead (For Now)

Anderson Still Attached to "Castlevania"; New Line to Keep Freddy Dead (For Now)

by Jeff Giles | March 29, 2007

The Internets have been abuzz with talk of director Paul W.S. Anderson abandoning the upcoming "Castlevania" for "Death Race," but as Anderson himself tells IGN Movies, there's a reason they're called "rumors" and not "facts."

From IGN Movies: "Both 'Death Race' and 'Castlevania' are set up at Universal...The studio wants to make both films, but obviously there is a scheduling conflict which we are trying to resolve. I am very passionate about 'Castlevania' and whatever happens I will remain actively involved in my role as writer and producer."

The movie is still a videogame adaptation, of course, so fans would be wise to temper any hopes for timeless cinema, but to Anderson's credit, he seems intent on making "Castlevania" better than, say, "Super Mario Bros."; in an interview with Variety, he said "you could even call this movie 'Dracula Begins.'"

In other rumor-busting news, Bloody Disgusting reports that Robert Englund -- who has been talking up potential "Nightmare on Elm Street" sequels, prequels, and all other manner of -quels lately -- may be a bit of a wishful thinker. According to sources at New Line, the studio is concentrating right now on a remake of the first "Friday the 13th," so it'll be awhile before Englund's meal ticket returns to the big screen.

Source: IGN Movies
Source: Bloody Disgusting

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stevegilpin writes:
on Mar 29 2007 09:43 AM

[b]Oh, dear[/b]
Paul W.S. Anderson says he is "passionate about Castlevania." That is probably the stupidest thing I've ever heard. How can he expect to be taken seriously? Movies based on video games just don't work. Plain and simple. Why can't Hollywood learn from their mistakes?

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AlienSeed writes:
on Mar 29 2007 10:15 AM

My opinion of Anderson still stands. Let him direct the movie all he wants, he's not that bad of an action film maker...just don't let him write the script! He only knows how to write characters who have as much personality as a cereal box, and his stories always feel extremely rushed. And his dialogue....well, let's go to Resident Evil: Apocalypse. "We're expendable assets, and we've just been expended."

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Erick Peterson writes:
on Mar 29 2007 11:04 AM

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[b]Let's see where he's going with this.[/b]
The Dracula Begins comment leads me to think he's shooting for a vampire pic rather than a straight adaptation of a game. If that's the case, he has a lot to work with and plenty to be excited over.

And as far as movies made off of video games go, I don't think that a game necessarily dooms (no pun intended) a movie. The Tomb Raider film, while not good, didn't seem hurt by having been a game first. Again not good, it is better than many other action films (the first one anyway). A filmmaker just needs the wherewithal to think outside the game a bit. Starting with Castlevania as a base and then moving out into vampire lore is...

What am I saying? You're right. It's going to be awful.

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Bob* writes:
on Mar 29 2007 01:44 PM

damn...:/

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GreenBastard writes:
on Mar 29 2007 03:05 PM

Death Race 2000 is so cool! anyone seen it, it would be a very cool movie if done right. This guy sounds like the kind of guy that will fuck it up royally though!

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frogleg writes:
on Mar 30 2007 06:12 AM

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...and he's writing this one.

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