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Castlevania movie gets stake through heart? photo

Remember the Castlevania movie that Paul W.S. Anderson was working on? Well, it looks like that terrifying prospect may never come to pass. The project appears to have officially been consigned to the depths of development Hell, with reports that the film just isn't taking off.

Anderson's departure from the project signaled the death-knell, but Sylvain White stepped in to direct. However, the film was last seen being passed along to prospective new directors. Very much like Dracula himself, this movie's been dead on its feet for quite some time. 

The Castlevania film was going to explore Dracula's origins and the rise of the Belmont bloodline. It was met with natural cynicsm from a gaming crowd that is tired of all the game-to-movie failure we've seen lately. At least this is one potential abortion that has been mercifully terminated.


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Stahlbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:03
Stahlbrand
Good riddence. Sounded like it was going to take a big sh!t on Castlevania's story, characters, and fans.

Hey, any word on the much better sounding animated Castlevania? You know, the one that Warren "F*cking" Ellis wrote, and has in late months been quite about, after hinting that it might not go straight to DVD as planned, but perhaps see a theatrical release?
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:03
Magnalon
First the Onimusha movie, now this.

Lame! I'm enough of a fanboy of each series to appreciate the shred of entertainment these would have given.
mechayakuza's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:06
mechayakuza
I'm glad this abortion is dead - it would've just been more mediocre trash like everything else Paul W.S. Anderson has done.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:12
Los255
They actually said they weren't gonna use the Vampire Killer whip and opted for swords. Thats when I smelled fail.
Zen Albatross's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:15
Zen Albatross
Good.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:19
Tubatic
Van Helsing is a Castlevania movie.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:39
Im OK
Everything that I had heard about this movie prior to this point makes me glad if it is indeed now dead.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:40
Holyetheline
YAY!!
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 12:48
Jon B
Good. No more shitty films to destroy what image I have left of the games.
Adrock's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 13:06
Adrock
Great news. Yay! And I find it sad that movies NOT being made from stuff I like is a cause to rejoice.
Mr Gilder's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 13:19
Mr Gilder
@Tubatic : Dead on. I've been saying that for years.

A while ago the proposed screenplay to this leaked. I read through it, and didn't think it sounded half bad. I could just be biased though, as I'm one of the biggest Castlevania-heads there is. It could have been worse. Guess we'll never know how it would have played out.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 13:22
Chronic Logic
Good news for everybody out there! Except for Paul Anderson.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 13:39
Kyousuke Nanbu
I would have liked to see them.

And the ensuing nerd rage over how TERRIBLE they where would have been epic.
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 13:48
Wexx
Good.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 14:05
The-Excel
I don't think Richter Belmont was going to be in it. I won't miss it either.
Lord The Night Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 14:14
Lord The Night Knight
"At least this is one potential abortion that has been mercifully terminated."

"potential" my ass. The movie is canceled before completion. That IS an abortion.


It's that other godawful game movies SHOULD have been abortions.
killias2's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 14:18
killias2
"Hey, any word on the much better sounding animated Castlevania? You know, the one that Warren "F*cking" Ellis wrote, and has in late months been quite about, after hinting that it might not go straight to DVD as planned, but perhaps see a theatrical release?"

THIS
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 14:20
Dexter345
I won't rejoice at this project getting killed, but I'll be totally apathetic about it.
CallMeRotten's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 14:58
CallMeRotten
Good.
NostalGeek's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 15:30
NostalGeek
Thank God.
itsnatscott's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 16:01
itsnatscott
I was hoping to play a game based on a movie based on a game...
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 17:31
TheCleaningGuy
Somewhere out there, there is a higher power that loves me.
Thank you.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 18:43
Aziel13
#$%^! serisouly what the #$%^
Cod damn I want to punch babies now
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 18:44
Im OK
@itsnatscott

Well, there's always this.
Mr Kite's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/27/2009 18:50
Mr Kite
eh, it's probably for the best
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/28/2009 20:40
The Amazing Shenazin
Good riddance indeed, I read a script review somewhere and it sounded like shit and had very little to actually do with Castlevania (other than Dracula)
lovemana23's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2009 18:45
lovemana23
It was gonna be shit.

Get Guillermo Del Toro AND the guy who directed the fight scenes (or just directed the film) in Final Fantasy Advent Children, together, and that would be the sickest Castlevania film ever. Music by the proper Castlevania composer, Michiru Yamane, and monster designs by the actual game team who`ve made all the 2D iterations over the years. Sigh. In my dreams.
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