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Galactus
11-03-2005, 02:40 AM
Crystal Sky Pictures has bought the rights to long-running Konami video game franchise Castlevania and has set helmer Paul W.S. Anderson (Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil) to adapt and direct.
Paul and Crystal Sky president Benedict Carver will produce along with Anderson and Jeremy Bolt, who are partnered in Impact PicturesImpact Pictures.
The film will focus on the origins of Dracula and the uprising of the Belmont Clan, a vampire-slaying family who supposedly become humanity's last hope.
Production is slated to start in mid-2006; no casting has been set. "Castlevania" was first released in 1986. The latest version, "Castlevania: Curse of Darkness," comes out Stateside on November 8.
Why can't never some talented people be involved in videogame adaptations? :(
William15
11-03-2005, 03:03 AM
I hope you're joking or lying! I doubt it could turn out good! I can already see Matrix stylish fight scenes with an annoying soundtrack on the background...
Octoberist
11-03-2005, 03:40 AM
What is wrong with Hollywood? Can't they learn from their past mistakes?
With Anderson and Boll, you're going to stay in the same #@%@# spot! Ignorant people would be like "Video game movies can never be good". That's not true. It's just the wrong people get involved and nobody is stopping them!
Honestly, there are two movies that I can think of that can take video game movies out of the hole that it's in right now: Silent Hill and Halo.
I can't prove that these movies will be good, but their potential is high.
You need a director with balls of steel to help out this 'genre' (I know, it's not a real genre! Hush!) You need someone to make an example and take it to the next level.
Robot Komakino
11-03-2005, 05:52 AM
i really hope this is a late april fools joke
Sentinel X
11-03-2005, 06:29 AM
What???Im very very confused,why the hell does Paul WS Anderson still have a career!?:mad:...at least gve it to a new comer but Paul Ws Anderson !?!?...Im NEVER watching this film and hope it does miserably in the box office.
ROBOCOP CPU001
11-03-2005, 06:54 AM
whether his movies are good or not.. his movies make money.. perhaps if we stopped watching his crap..he would die.
Emerald Knight
11-03-2005, 07:07 AM
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=11828
I apologize for being the confirming bearer of bad news. :(
On can only hope that 20 years down the line we get the treatment of Videogame movies that MOST comic movies have been getting (IE Batman begins, original Superman, Spider-Man, etc.)
whether his movies are good or not.. his movies make money.. perhaps if we stopped watching his crap..he would die.
yes, but the public masses will still see it. It's vampires, and vampirism in movies = cool beans.
JackBauer
11-03-2005, 07:33 AM
*sigh...* just shoot me now... :(
DorkyFresh
11-03-2005, 08:32 AM
why shoot you when i can shoot that talentless bastard?
NOOOOO, do not let this movie be directed by Paul Anderson, no more Paul Anderson directing our gaming movies. I say Konami should have given the rights to one of Japans movie companies. Can't let hollywood ruin the Castlevania name.....we need a petition...yes a petition.....this is what I want to petition!!!!
Octoberist
11-03-2005, 10:10 AM
I always thought that Castlevania had the potential to be a great movie franchise. Let me scratch that off of my list. Sure, Paul WS Anderson is better than Dr. Boll, but who isn't? Honestly? Anderson is mediocre.
Look at Alien Vs. Predator, a movie that he wrote and directed. Brain dead. It's filled with uninteresting characters, a bad plot, and many no-nos in screenplays.
I hope to GOD that he doesn't touch ZELDA!
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 11:36 AM
Where's the Darth Vader picture when you need it? :(
JackBauer
11-03-2005, 11:38 AM
why shoot you when i can shoot that talentless bastard?
touché
JackBauer
11-03-2005, 11:39 AM
I hope to GOD that he doesn't touch ZELDA!
yeah, I still had some hope left for Zelda, but after this, I just don't know anymore... :(
Bad Superman
11-03-2005, 11:40 AM
I hope it doesn't turn out into another Van Helsing.
JackBauer
11-03-2005, 11:43 AM
I hope it doesn't turn out into another Van Helsing.
it's Paul Anderson. don't get your hopes up...
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 11:48 AM
In Paul's defense it could be a great movie if he ONLY directed it. If a great writer or someone else did the casting, then it could be great and could be different for a change.
But since he thinks he's a great writer, he writes crappy dialogue and a story to go with it. After witnessing Resident Evil and AVP; there's no denying that this one will suck and will bomb horribly.
He'll never touch Zelda though, I can promise you that.
JackBauer
11-03-2005, 11:52 AM
In Paul's defense it could be a great movie if he ONLY directed it. If a great writer or someone else did the casting, then it could be great and could be different for a change.
But since he thinks he's a great writer, he writes crappy dialogue and a story to go with it. After witnessing Resident Evil and AVP; there's no denying that this one will suck and will bomb horribly.
yeah, I don't it'd do too much good. it surely wouldn't suck as bad as if he had written it, but it'd probably still be a boring piece of crap.
He'll never touch Zelda though, I can promise you that.
well, I never thought they'd be crazy enough to let him anywhere near Castlevania, but here I stand now, a broken and miserable man. :(
OtepApe
11-03-2005, 12:18 PM
Why do people keep hiring Anderson??? It just doesn't make sense. I have never been a huge fan of the Castlevania franchise, but I really feel for the fans as this is a big mistake. He ruined my favourite franchise in Resident Evil, so I speak of experience.
Steelsheen
11-03-2005, 12:27 PM
man i'm excited over a Castlevania movie, but i'm not sure about this guy Anderson. he makes good popcorn movies, but thats that.
Just thinking about it...ugh...if they do do it I hope they keep Ayami Kojima as main artist for the design and feel of the movie. THEY HAVE TO!
Darth Rockwell
11-03-2005, 12:36 PM
His movies aren't that bad. I enjoy sittign down and watching his movies when i'm bored so I mean most of them have rewatch value. Sure he is no GL,SS,or JC but come on.
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 12:47 PM
His movies aren't that bad. I enjoy sittign down and watching his movies when i'm bored so I mean most of them have rewatch value. Sure he is no GL,SS,or JC but come on.
Yes, they are bad and none of them have rewatch value. If his movies were great and people wanted to see them, don't you think they'd do a lot better than they have? They see Paul Anderson for the hack he is and don't give him their money.
But I won't be seeing this movie for sure. We all know his track record, we all know what he's done to RE and AVP. There's no rhyme or reason for us to sit here and accept crap, which is exactly what he wants us to do in order to make his paycheck.
Someone LIKE John Carpenter, Francis Ford Coppola, or Ridley Scott should be doing Castlevania.
JackBauer
11-03-2005, 01:24 PM
Yes, they are bad and none of them have rewatch value. If his movies were great and people wanted to see them, don't you think they'd do a lot better than they have? They see Paul Anderson for the hack he is and don't give him their money.
But I won't be seeing this movie for sure. We all know his track record, we all know what he's done to RE and AVP. There's no rhyme or reason for us to sit here and accept crap, which is exactly what he wants us to do in order to make his paycheck.
Someone LIKE John Carpenter, Francis Ford Coppola, or Ridley Scott should be doing Castlevania.
you don't even have to go that far. there are many young directors who have talent and could be given a chance. Zack Snyder came to mind, for some reason...
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 02:01 PM
you don't even have to go that far. there are many young directors who have talent and could be given a chance. Zack Snyder came to mind, for some reason...
Who is Zack Snyder? Must be a new director I'm guessing? :confused:
Caliber
11-03-2005, 02:11 PM
This really sucks but what can you expect? I never played the game so it no big deal to me.
terry78
11-03-2005, 02:18 PM
See, I actually feel Paul Anderson is the lesser of two evils when it comes to him and Uwe Boll. I sense it'll have a Van Helsing feel to it now. I just want to see him use the whip to take down undead creatures, which should be some decent eye candy at least.
Everyman
11-03-2005, 02:36 PM
Someone LIKE John Carpenter, Francis Ford Coppola, or Ridley Scott should be doing Castlevania.
Coppola made a massacre of the original Dracula novel, the terrible Van Helsing was at the beginning a spin-off project of Coppola's pseudo-Drac. I doubt he can make a good videogame movie (if he wanted to, which is very unlikely, but you never know, he has been doing crappy projects for the last 15 years at least).
That said, a videogame adaptation is a bad idea. Why doesn't Hollywood try to remake faithfully the novel Dracula, instead? Or better: what about adapting into movie the novel, but as far as Hollywood as you can go? Then the character can get the treatment he deserves, instead of getting his name on a videogame badguy.
Isildur´s Heir
11-03-2005, 02:46 PM
LOL
Oh man, i can´t stop laughing.
This is just sad.....extremely sad :(
Caliber
11-03-2005, 02:53 PM
LOL
Oh man, i can´t stop laughing.
This is just sad.....extremely sad :(
You avvy kicks ass.
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 03:05 PM
Coppola made a massacre of the original Dracula novel, the terrible Van Helsing was at the beginning a spin-off project of Coppola's pseudo-Drac. I doubt he can make a good videogame movie (if he wanted to, which is very unlikely, but you never know, he has been doing crappy projects for the last 15 years at least).
That said, a videogame adaptation is a bad idea. Why doesn't Hollywood try to remake faithfully the novel Dracula, instead? Or better: what about adapting into movie the novel, but as far as Hollywood as you can go? Then the character can get the treatment he deserves, instead of getting his name on a videogame badguy.
You thought Coppola's depiction of the Dracula novel was bad? I thought that it was pretty good, however, that's just my opinion on the matter.
The only thing that was unfaithful about the Bram Stokers Dracula movie was the depiction of Jonathon Harker(which Keanu himself has taken full responsibility for) and Anthony Hopkins version of Van Helsing. Other than that I thought it was pretty close to the source material, but it's been a while since I've read the novel.
ultimatefan
11-03-2005, 03:39 PM
There´s only one hope for game-based movies... Let´s hunt down and murder Anderson and Dr. Boll... In cold blood. Preferentially, with cruel and unusual methods.
JackBauer
11-03-2005, 03:43 PM
Who is Zack Snyder? Must be a new director I'm guessing? :confused:
director of the Dawn of the Dead remake and Frank Miller's 300 (still in development). it just a suggestion off the top of my head...
Everyman
11-03-2005, 03:51 PM
You thought Coppola's depiction of the Dracula novel was bad? I thought that it was pretty good, however, that's just my opinion on the matter.
The only thing that was unfaithful about the Bram Stokers Dracula movie was the depiction of Jonathon Harker(which Keanu himself has taken full responsibility for) and Anthony Hopkins version of Van Helsing. Other than that I thought it was pretty close to the source material, but it's been a while since I've read the novel.
It must have been a while indeed, because Keanu Reeves is just one of many departures from the book. Actually, none of the characters of Coppola's movie was like in the source material. Dracula isn,t supposed to be a lovesick-puppy, Mina isn't supposed to be a reincarnated princess and be attracted to Dracula, and Lucy is young and innocent, and certainly not a caricature of a ****. Coppola kept the linearity of the book, but none of the spirit. And even the linearity was messed up with a long sequence where Dracula is courts Mina Arlequin-style.
There are a lot of elements that make the movie bad: atrocious dialogues, phoney accents, masturbatory and very thick symbolism, caricatural characters (Van Helsing, Lucy and Mina are all parodies), plot points that are dropped so the ones that are kept become meaningless (the wolf who escapes, Renfield's role, etc.), additions to the original plot that makes the remaning plot completely incoherent (Mina being a reincarnated princess being the most important of these uncalled for additions, but Renfield's link to Dracula prior to the count's arrival in England is another one), etc, etc.
In sum, Coppola's movie was an arrogant adaptation, and a dishonest one. And it didn't have the excuse to be any good.
caretaker14
11-03-2005, 05:05 PM
You guy's give decent directors like Stephen Sommers and Paul Anderson so much s**t, it's nauseating.
Let's look at some of Paul's films...
AVP or "HOLY CRAP ANDERSON KILLED TWO FRANCHISES!1111!" : People, THE MOVIE WASN'T THAT BAD! I LOVE the Alien and Predator movies, and I enjoyed AVP. Sure, it wasn't f***ing Gone With the Wind, but who was expecting it to? It's only purpose was to pit two alien beasts against each other. That's the essence of the comics, the games, etc. And every fanboy's favorite arguement; "The Predator and the chick teamed up. That wouldn't happen." Bull. The Preds and the homo sapiens are both intelligent species. When put in an almost no win situation, we would work together. Besides, she earned the Pred's respect, just like Glover did in Pred II.
Resident Evil or "OMG WTF MY FAVOORITE GAME SUCKS NOW!" : Now, my father isn't a big fan of the RE games, and I diidn't get to see this for at least a year. Having never played the games (No desire to, really. I'll take a good FPS anyday) I enjoyed the flick. Sure, it may've sucked as a Video Game movie, but it turned out to be pretty popular with those who don't play the game. When I went to rent it, the cashier said "Trust me. Don't watch this. It's nothing like the game." I replied. "I've never played the game. I don't care." Seriously, those of you who didn't like it, then make your own damn film.
Mortal Kombat: Kicked ass. Riight up there with Doom as the best video game movie ever. (And don't give me 'What about Annihilation?' He had nothing to do with it.)
I think Anderson'll do fine with Castlevania. I may be a terrible judge of movies to some people, but hey,to each his own. I think all director's need all the support we can give.
Except Uwe Boll.
terry78
11-03-2005, 05:14 PM
^ Agreed. At least the man gets a decent budget to work with, and anyone that can create Event Horizon is ok with me.
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 06:22 PM
You guy's give decent directors like Stephen Sommers and Paul Anderson so much s**t, it's nauseating.
Let's look at some of Paul's films...
AVP or "HOLY CRAP ANDERSON KILLED TWO FRANCHISES!1111!" : People, THE MOVIE WASN'T THAT BAD! I LOVE the Alien and Predator movies, and I enjoyed AVP. Sure, it wasn't f***ing Gone With the Wind, but who was expecting it to? It's only purpose was to pit two alien beasts against each other. That's the essence of the comics, the games, etc. And every fanboy's favorite arguement; "The Predator and the chick teamed up. That wouldn't happen." Bull. The Preds and the homo sapiens are both intelligent species. When put in an almost no win situation, we would work together. Besides, she earned the Pred's respect, just like Glover did in Pred II.
Resident Evil or "OMG WTF MY FAVOORITE GAME SUCKS NOW!" : Now, my father isn't a big fan of the RE games, and I diidn't get to see this for at least a year. Having never played the games (No desire to, really. I'll take a good FPS anyday) I enjoyed the flick. Sure, it may've sucked as a Video Game movie, but it turned out to be pretty popular with those who don't play the game. When I went to rent it, the cashier said "Trust me. Don't watch this. It's nothing like the game." I replied. "I've never played the game. I don't care." Seriously, those of you who didn't like it, then make your own damn film.
Mortal Kombat: Kicked ass. Riight up there with Doom as the best video game movie ever. (And don't give me 'What about Annihilation?' He had nothing to do with it.)
Blade: Also kicked ass.
I think Anderson'll do fine with Castlevania. I may be a terrible judge of movies to some people, but hey,to each his own. I think all director's need all the support we can give.
Except Uwe Boll.
WTF? Anderson didn't do Blade, what the hell are you smoking?
You're definitely a terrible judge of movies and the fact that you didn't play the RE game(at least for what you said to the cashier) proves you have no room to talk about fanboys who want to see a faithful depiction.
No one is saying the movies HAVE to be Gone With The Wind, Citizen Kane, or even Lawrence of Arabia, but don't insult our intelligence with half-assed attempts at making a video game movie and expect us to accept it because it's our favorite video game.
The fact that you defend him shows you definitely have bad taste in movies and directors.
And believe me, as a strong and avid fan of the RE games/novels, AVP, and Castlevania there's no doubt in my mind that I could do better than Anderson or Boll.
kamillon66
11-03-2005, 06:53 PM
Castlevania the movie...this is gonna kick so much @$$
The Phantom
11-03-2005, 09:35 PM
Now come on guys, would you rather Boll got his hands on Castlevania or Anderson? I mean from the clips of Boll's movies that I've seen, they're really dull and flat. And well, I hate to say it but I enjoyed the Resident Evil movies alot. Granted they're not in any way like games, but they were still entertaining movies nonetheless.
Now I've never played a Castlevania game in my life, and I'm not saying that Paul Anderson is the perfect candidate for these movies, but things are much more hopeful in his hands than they would be in Boll's.
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 09:50 PM
Now come on guys, would you rather Boll got his hands on Castlevania or Anderson? I mean from the clips of Boll's movies that I've seen, they're really dull and flat. And well, I hate to say it but I enjoyed the Resident Evil movies alot. Granted they're not in any way like games, but they were still entertaining movies nonetheless.
Now I've never played a Castlevania game in my life, and I'm not saying that Paul Anderson is the perfect candidate for these movies, but things are much more hopeful in his hands than they would be in Boll's.
You're missing the point. The point is we want an actual great director/writer to do a film like Castlevania, not a worthless hack like Anderson who has ruined AVP and RE.
The Phantom
11-03-2005, 10:23 PM
I understand where you're coming from, and I honestly have no basis in the Castlevania universe. I'm pissed off as hell that Boll somehow got his hands on Far Cry. But I think video-game movies are basically following in the footsteps of comic book movies. They're not really being respected by the movie execs, but eventually in time they will come into their own.
But I think the problem is many of the great director/writers that we fans would like to have working on these movies either don't play that many videogames or have no interest in the videogames that are being adapted at the very moment. The only game-to-movie that has actually contradicted this so far is Halo, with Peter Jackson producing.
I think the best thing is to have new directors who are also fans of the games try their hands at the movies. You see, I think Paul W.S. Anderson really was a fan of the RE games, but he just didn't want to follow the same plot as they games, and I'm glad he didn't. Because that allowed him to actually compliment the RE universe, rather than just mock it by completely converting the games into movies in almost dead-on entirety.
And sure, he's not Peter Jackson, but he's definitely not Boll either.
caretaker14
11-03-2005, 10:47 PM
WTF? Anderson didn't do Blade, what the hell are you smoking?
You're definitely a terrible judge of movies and the fact that you didn't play the RE game(at least for what you said to the cashier) proves you have no room to talk about fanboys who want to see a faithful depiction.
No one is saying the movies HAVE to be Gone With The Wind, Citizen Kane, or even Lawrence of Arabia, but don't insult our intelligence with half-assed attempts at making a video game movie and expect us to accept it because it's our favorite video game.
The fact that you defend him shows you definitely have bad taste in movies and directors.
And believe me, as a strong and avid fan of the RE games/novels, AVP, and Castlevania there's no doubt in my mind that I could do better than Anderson or Boll.
DAMMIT! I got Anderson mixed with Norrington. I'll fix that.
So I have definate bad tastes in directors and films? Me, a fan of true masters such as Spielberg, Hitchcock, Zemeckis, Craven, Jackson, and Carpenter? Me, who believes the best film of all time is JAWS?
Sure, you could make a more faithful adaptation of the game, but what about this; How would it appeal to the general public? Mortal Kombat had the potential to be the worst Video Game movie of all time, but it worked with just a little plot tweaking.
I can understand that you're upset with the major overhaul of the RE movies, but let's face it; Romero's version would'e been more faithful, but would it be ultimatly unsatisfying.
Besides, he can't tweak the Castlevania story too much. It's straightfoward. Man enters castle. Man kicks unholy amounts of ass with whip. Man exits castle. Something tells me we need to add a few things...
And don't talk to me about fanboys and faithful adaptations; If they screw up HALO or Metal Gear Solid, someone will die.
And on a final note, Coppola's version of Dracula was damn enjoyable if I do say so myself. A few flaws, yes. But not an awful movie by any stretch.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to title check my 150 movie DVD collection and turning in to bed. 'Night.
LastSunrise1981
11-03-2005, 10:53 PM
DAMMIT! I got Anderson mixed with Norrington. I'll fix that.
So I have definate bad tastes in directors and films? Me, a fan of true masters such as Spielberg, Hitchcock, Zemeckis, Craven, Jackson, and Carpenter? Me, who believes the best film of all time is JAWS?
Sure, you could make a more faithful adaptation of the game, but what about this; How would it appeal to the general public? Mortal Kombat had the potential to be the worst Video Game movie of all time, but it worked with just a little plot tweaking.
I can understand that you're upset with the major overhaul of the RE movies, but let's face it; Romero's version would'e been more faithful, but would it be ultimatly unsatisfying.
Besides, he can't tweak the Castlevania story too much. It's straightfoward. Man enters castle. Man kicks unholy amounts of ass with whip. Man exits castle. Something tells me we need to add a few things...
And don't talk to me about fanboys and faithful adaptations; If they screw up HALO or Metal Gear Solid, someone will die.
And on a final note, Coppola's version of Dracula was damn enjoyable if I do say so myself. A few flaws, yes. But not an awful movie by any stretch.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to title check my 150 movie DVD collection and turning in to bed. 'Night.
Speaking of Romero, does anyone have his script of RE?
The story is pretty simple in terms of Castlevania, however, they really didn't start to get complex until Alucard entered the picture.
With Peter Jackson producing Halo; there's little doubt that it'll screw up. Then again Tim Burton produced Batman Forever and look what Schumacher did.
I'm very angry that they got Anderson to do the film; but in the end I'm not losing sleep over it, nor am I getting paid to adapt a film from a comic, novel, or video game and bringing it to the silver screen.
The best thing to do is don't pay to see it and watch a better film.
JackBauer
11-04-2005, 07:31 AM
Now come on guys, would you rather Boll got his hands on Castlevania or Anderson? I mean from the clips of Boll's movies that I've seen, they're really dull and flat. And well, I hate to say it but I enjoyed the Resident Evil movies alot. Granted they're not in any way like games, but they were still entertaining movies nonetheless.
Now I've never played a Castlevania game in my life, and I'm not saying that Paul Anderson is the perfect candidate for these movies, but things are much more hopeful in his hands than they would be in Boll's.
ironically enough, this reminds me of a review of Alone In The Dark: "praising Alone In The Dark for not being as bad as House of the Dead is akin to praising syphillis (sp?) for not being HIV."
Hahaha fanboys = :down
Fact is, his movies make money and he has a couple of decent ones anyway.
This always turns into the AICN talkback when it comes to Paul Anderson, it's embarrassing :down
zeptron
11-04-2005, 09:34 AM
Paul WS Anderson isn't as bad as you think.
I enjoyed his movies so far and I think he will do a decent job for Castlevania, whatever the story is about.
He's way better than Boll IMO.
What he said.
It's not fair to compare him to Boll wither :down
Hopefully we'll get a fresh and tough version of Dracula.
As much as I like Richard Roxburgh, his Dracula was just....ugh...
zeptron
11-04-2005, 10:12 AM
Thanks Gammy. I said the exact same thing at another board I go to and some ***hole started to bash me.
LastSunrise1981
11-04-2005, 10:28 AM
What he said.
It's not fair to compare him to Boll wither :down
Hopefully we'll get a fresh and tough version of Dracula.
As much as I like Richard Roxburgh, his Dracula was just....ugh...
His movies make money? Maybe for a little while, but he happens to put them out when nothing good is released.
If his movies are so great and he has confidence in them, release the films with something like King Kong or Superman Returns out. At least that's the way I look at it.
The only problem with Castlevania is the Van Helsing prospect. People will see the preview and think "ANOTHER Van Helsing?!" or Blade: Trinity.
People who defend Anderson are still missing the point. Look at what he's done with RE and Aliens vs. Predator. No one is saying that he's a horrible director; in fact it's quite the opposite. People generally have spoken highly of his directing skills and his use of the camera, however, his main problem is writing the script on his own and then directing it accordingly.
I said right from the get go that if he had a great writer, had someone else do the casting and get better actors, then Castlevania could be an awesome movie.
But get a writer who's actually A FAN of the games. RE: Apocalypse was flat out an embarassement and he completely butchered Carlos, Nicholai, Nemesis, and Jill.
I don't know where this blinding hatred of Anderson comes from. I'd hardly call any of his films terrible, and I enjoyed Aliens VS Predator for being just that. Aliens fighting Predators, and for that, I thought it kicked ass! And I too had no problem with Sanaa Lathan's character teaming up with the Predator because there seems to be precedent for it, as I've been told it happened in one of the novels, and the second film and subsequent comics showed us that the Predators respect warriors, especially those who prove as formidable as them.
And Mortal Kombat was pretty damn good. I still love the Johnny Cage/Scorpion fight!
I just don't get why people start storming the castle with pitchforks over this guy.
Was it the AICN talkback?
Cause it's like they're paid to hate Anderson, and sometimes that seems to happen here as well :down
He's not the greatest director ever, hell, I don't think he'll ever be, but he has made some decent and fun movies, IMO.
LastSunrise1981
11-04-2005, 10:34 AM
I don't know where this blinding hatred of Anderson comes from. I'd hardly call any of his films terrible, and I enjoyed Aliens VS Predator for being just that. Aliens fighting Predators, and for that, I thought it kicked ass! And I too had no problem with Sanaa Lathan's character teaming up with the Predator because there seems to be precedent for it, as I've been told it happened in one of the novels, and the second film and subsequent comics showed us that the Predators respect warriors, especially those who prove as formidable as them.
And Mortal Kombat was pretty damn good. I still love the Johnny Cage/Scorpion fight!
I just don't get why people start storming the castle with pitchforks over this guy.
Because Aliens vs. Predator sucked ass and was very unfaithful to the concept of the Predators. Since when did the Predators become slow moving aliens?
Since when did Predators allow an Alien to sneak up on them?
The Predator teaming up with a human didn't bother me much. I've always understood their respect for warriors such as themselves, so that wasn't a problem for me at all.
Once again, a lot of defenders for Anderson are missing the point. MK was great back in the day, now you definitely see the flaws and want for it to be done in a gritty, realistic, and fantasy way for it to be faithful to the game.
AVP should've been faithful to the novels, comics, and the video game that was similar to the games you see in the Arcade. Then he has the nerve to blame others for the failure of AVP, while Fox are definitely minions of Satan himself, there's no reason for him to deflect blame and hate when he damn well knows that he butchered AVP.
Because Aliens vs. Predator sucked ass and was very unfaithful to the concept of the Predators. Since when did the Predators become slow moving aliens?
Since when did Predators allow an Alien to sneak up on them?
I figure the whole point is that it's a rite of passage for the younger predators. They're still developing their skills.
His movies make money? Maybe for a little while, but he happens to put them out when nothing good is released.
If his movies are so great and he has confidence in them, release the films with something like King Kong or Superman Returns out. At least that's the way I look at it.
The only problem with Castlevania is the Van Helsing prospect. People will see the preview and think "ANOTHER Van Helsing?!" or Blade: Trinity.
People who defend Anderson are still missing the point. Look at what he's done with RE and Aliens vs. Predator. No one is saying that he's a horrible director; in fact it's quite the opposite. People generally have spoken highly of his directing skills and his use of the camera, however, his main problem is writing the script on his own and then directing it accordingly.
I said right from the get go that if he had a great writer, had someone else do the casting and get better actors, then Castlevania could be an awesome movie.
But get a writer who's actually A FAN of the games. RE: Apocalypse was flat out an embarassement and he completely butchered Carlos, Nicholai, Nemesis, and Jill.
Hmm I see what you mean.
I don't mind the changes, in fact I quite enjoy the RE franchise, EH and AvP (a lot, actually), so that could be were our differences reside.
EDIT: I also think Jill is hot :o , but seriously, thanks for being an intelligent poster and not an ass :up:
terry78
11-04-2005, 10:57 AM
Well, who would put out a movie when King Kong or something like that is out? Hell, there are A listers that wouldn't take that suicide run.
Well, who would put out a movie when King Kong or something like that is out? Hell, there are A listers that wouldn't take that suicide run.
Heh, true.
LastSunrise1981
11-04-2005, 11:51 AM
Well, who would put out a movie when King Kong or something like that is out? Hell, there are A listers that wouldn't take that suicide run.
LGF put out the Punisher with Kill Bill Vol 2. out at the same time. The Kill Bill story was and is a pretty big hit, and in retrospect it was suicide for LGF to make that movie, but it didn't turn out as bad as people had predicted.
I'm just saying look at what Lucas did with AOTC. He had it out on the same day(correct me if I'm wrong) as Spider-Man, now common sense would say to me "Well, it was the first time Spidey was brought to the screen in a faithful and spectacular fashion", which is very true and honest in every sense of the imagination.
However, it didn't stop Lucas from releasing AOTC knowing full well that Spidey would more likely slaughter the movie and it did. But he took a gamble and it didn't really meet expectations.
That's basically why I said if Anderson had so much confidence/faith in his movies, then he'd release them with a movie like Ghost Rider, King Kong, or Superman Returns out in theaters too.
I should hate this guy because he buried one of my favorite franchises (Predator). But I'm not going to lie DOOM & Mortal Kombat are the best video game movies so far and he directed one of them. Maybe and I just say maybe he might make something decent. One thing that is certain though is that Castlevania had potential to be a much greater movie then what he will probably give us if the Resident Evil movies are anything to go by.
Castlevania is my favorite game series it's only rivaled by Metroid & Zelda. I'd see this if they used music from the games (especially Super Castlevania IV & Symphony Of The Night). The temptation of listening to that great music in DTS is too much. But my anticipation for this movie is very very very low. At this point I'm expecting some non acting Abercrombie & Fitch model as Simon Belmont and Rob Schneider as Dracula.
LGF put out the Punisher with Kill Bill Vol 2. out at the same time. The Kill Bill story was and is a pretty big hit, and in retrospect it was suicide for LGF to make that movie, but it didn't turn out as bad as people had predicted.
I'm just saying look at what Lucas did with AOTC. He had it out on the same day(correct me if I'm wrong) as Spider-Man, now common sense would say to me "Well, it was the first time Spidey was brought to the screen in a faithful and spectacular fashion", which is very true and honest in every sense of the imagination.
However, it didn't stop Lucas from releasing AOTC knowing full well that Spidey would more likely slaughter the movie and it did. But he took a gamble and it didn't really meet expectations.
That's basically why I said if Anderson had so much confidence/faith in his movies, then he'd release them with a movie like Ghost Rider, King Kong, or Superman Returns out in theaters too.
Ghost Rider, sure. But King Kong or Superman Returns?!? You can have all the confidence in the world and not wanna go up against those two movies. To say nothing of the fact that the studio will be the one to choose the release date. And the George Lucas comparison is bad 'cause, it's freakin' STAR WARS!! I think Anderson is well aware he hasn't made anything that epic or with as much impact on culture(not just pop culture) as a whole as the Star Wars films. And for the record, most people predicted Attack of the Clones being the bigger film. As highly-anticipated as Spider-Man was, no one saw it beating out Episode II.
BTW is anybody else disturbed by the fact that Konami would give approval to putting one of their newer franchises (Silent Hill) in the hands of competent filmmakers (Gans & Avary) & producers. Then turn around and don't treat one of their oldest & most beloved franchises with the same care. I find that pretty sad.
That-Guy
11-04-2005, 12:05 PM
DAMN IT. I was HOPING that someday a Castlevania movie would be made, but now that is finally going to happen, we get Paul W. S. Anderson to direct it. If anybody wants to know why video game based movies don't get any respect, there's your reason right there. The studios pass these films off to hack directors who have never and WILL never make a good film in their f**king lives.
I should hate this guy because he buried one of my favorite franchises (Predator). But I'm not going to lie DOOM & Mortal Kombat are the best video game movies so far and he directed one of them.
Anderson didn't direct DOOM!! Where are you getting your information?! As for "burying" the Predator franchise, are you honestly telling me someone else had better plans in the pipeline? Was ANYTHING film-related happening with Predator before AVP? Any major development beyond a screenplay?
Y'know, here's the main reason I dislike Anderson...he's always blaming someone else for his shortcomings. Everytime one of his movies fails on some level, he blames someone else. Example...
Resident Evil gets critically trashed...he blames the critics for 'not getting it'.
AvP gets a bad reaction...he blames the movie studio.
Event Horizon fails at the box office...he blames the friggin movie going audiences.
He never takes responsibility. To make a movie, you have to have an open mind. Understand that you can have bad ideas...that you can make mistakes. He doesn't seem to grasp that. He writes his own scripts and directs with absolutely no objective opinions towards it...and then when it fails, he always blames someone else.
Anderson didn't direct DOOM!! Where are you getting your information?! As for "burying" the Predator franchise, are you honestly telling me someone else had better plans in the pipeline? Was ANYTHING film-related happening with Predator before AVP? Any major development beyond a screenplay?
No, but James Cameron and Ridley Scott were going to team up for Alien 5 before the studio gave Anderson AvP. I think that is a good reason to despise Anderson.
Anderson didn't direct DOOM!! Where are you getting your information?! As for "burying" the Predator franchise, are you honestly telling me someone else had better plans in the pipeline? Was ANYTHING film-related happening with Predator before AVP? Any major development beyond a screenplay?
You have reading problems. You obviously didn't read "Motal Kombat" or better yet "he directed one of them". Robert Rodriguez's Predator 3 was being considered before it got ****canned in favor of Paul "what script" Anderson's masterpiece Alien Vs. Predator rated PG-13.
You have reading problems. You obviously didn't read "Motal Kombat" or better yet "he directed one of them". Robert Rodriguez's Predator 3 was being considered before it got ****canned in favor of Paul "what script" Anderson's masterpiece Alien Vs. Predator rated PG-13.
Damn, that's painful information. Rodriguez would've made a brilliant Predator 3.
No, but James Cameron and Ridley Scott were going to team up for Alien 5 before the studio gave Anderson AvP. I think that is a good reason to despise Anderson.
Yeah, and Cameron's still doing Battle Angel. :o
WallCrawl
11-04-2005, 01:26 PM
Yeah, and Cameron's still doing Battle Angel. :o
I thought it was between Battle Angel and Project 880. Has he decided already?
The Phantom
11-04-2005, 07:27 PM
Dude, he's been in development for Battle Angel for quite awhile now.
Although I never knew Ridley Scott and James Cameron were going to team up on a new Alien movie, that would have just rocked into the next millennium. While I've basically supported Anderson so far in his movies, it shocks me that they chose AVP over that.
I don't know about a Rodriguez Predator movie though. I love Robert Rodriguez to death, the guy is a total genius, but I can't imagine him doing a Predator movie. I'd rather see Rob Zombie or Zack Snyder get a crack at Predator.
The Phantom
11-04-2005, 07:28 PM
Anderson didn't direct DOOM!! Where are you getting your information?! As for "burying" the Predator franchise, are you honestly telling me someone else had better plans in the pipeline? Was ANYTHING film-related happening with Predator before AVP? Any major development beyond a screenplay?
Slow down bro. The guy never said Anderson directed Doom.
Why mention Doom. Just mention Mortal Kombat! You confuse a brotha when you throw in an unrelated movie
The Phantom
11-04-2005, 08:30 PM
You actually do got a point there.
Galactus
11-02-2006, 10:47 AM
Rogue Gets Lost In "Castlevania"
Posted: Thursday November 2nd 2006 7:03am
Source: Variety
Author: Garth Franklin
Rogue Pictures has picked up domestic and some international distribution rights to Paul W.S. Anderson's $50 million video game adaptation "Castlevania" reports Variety.
Anderson's script spans many time periods but mostly takes place in 15th century Transylvania where it mines the Dracula legend's genesis in the form of Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler.
"Castlevania" is a long-running game franchise which focuses on the duel across the centuries between Dracula and the vampire-hunting Belmont family, played out within Dracula's vast, labyrinthine castle.
Shooting is slated to begin next Spring in Hungary and Romania for exteriors, and Budapest for interiors.
terry78
11-02-2006, 06:00 PM
Rogue Gets Lost In "Castlevania"
Posted: Thursday November 2nd 2006 7:03am
Source: Variety
Author: Garth Franklin
Rogue Pictures has picked up domestic and some international distribution rights to Paul W.S. Anderson's $50 million video game adaptation "Castlevania" reports Variety.
Anderson's script spans many time periods but mostly takes place in 15th century Transylvania where it mines the Dracula legend's genesis in the form of Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler.
"Castlevania" is a long-running game franchise which focuses on the duel across the centuries between Dracula and the vampire-hunting Belmont family, played out within Dracula's vast, labyrinthine castle.
Shooting is slated to begin next Spring in Hungary and Romania for exteriors, and Budapest for interiors.
On the one hand, I do love that they're going to the actual area of the world where the Belmonts and Dracula would battle, but on the other hand...Paul Anderson. :(
SolidSnakeMGS
11-02-2006, 10:18 PM
*cough*Van Helsing*cough* mixed with *cough*LXG*cough* which equals CRAP!!!
Terrible news. Much rather see a kick ass anime series.
terry78
11-02-2006, 10:22 PM
A live action Castlevania has been something we've been wanting since the NES days, so I won't hate them for attempting it. Van Helsing took some of its thunder unfortunately. And this would should attempt to be a little deeper seeing as how it's the entire Belmont lineage vs. Dracula.
TheVileOne
11-02-2006, 10:59 PM
If it's Paul Anderson involved, you know it will be extra crappy garbage.
Hunter Rider
01-25-2007, 05:54 AM
http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/757/757382p1.html
Castlevania Update
Anderson gives IGN an exclusive update.
by IGN Staff (http://uk.movies.ign.com/email.html)
US, January 23, 2007 - The big-screen version of Castlevania (http://uk.movies.ign.com/objects/781/781286.html), based on the classic Konami game, could start filming as early as this fall, according to writer/producer/director Paul W.S. Anderson who recently spoke to IGN.
"We are still finalizing the budget," Anderson said, "but if all goes according to plan we are eyeing a fall/winter shoot in Transylvania and Hungary." The fall or winter shoot is planned, Anderson explained, because the production wants snow on the ground for the film's forest scenes.
Anderson told IGN that Castlevania will be shot in Transylvania because it is the true birthplace of Vlad Tepes and the Dracul'a myth, and because of the natural landscape. "It has some of the most amazing scenery I have ever seen," Anderson told IGN. "It was like discovering Mordor as a real location -- epic, dramatic, and above all scary. These locations haven't been shot properly in a mainstream movie, so that is always extra exciting... to put something on camera that hasn't been seen before."
Interior castle shots will be filmed in Budapest. "They have the huge sound stages required for the labyrinthine castle sets that make up much of the movie," the filmmaker explained.
Anderson says that post production and effects work will be completed in London.
For more on Castlevania and all the other videogame properties that Hollywood is toying with, check out IGN's Games to Film portal (http://uk.movies.ign.com/gamestofilm.html)!
tecnowraith
01-25-2007, 09:03 AM
If it's Paul Anderson involved, you know it will be extra crappy garbage.
I would rather have Anderson be involved than Uwe Boll. Think about it.
JustABill
01-25-2007, 09:08 AM
I'm just waiting for Milla Jovovich to be cast as Simona Belmont. :rolleyes:
Galactus
03-27-2007, 11:31 AM
Paul W.S. Anderson Out of Castlevania?
Source: Dread Central March 27, 2007
Dread Central reports that Paul W.S. Anderson is no longer writing or directing Rogue Pictures' Castlevania, the $50 million video game adaptation produced and co-financed by Crystal Sky Entertainment.
Anderson instead will be concentrating his efforts on developing the Death Race 3000, the remake of Death Race 2000, says the site.
Anderson's Castlevania script spanned many time periods but mostly took place in 15th century Transylvania. It was a fresh take on the much-filmed Dracula legend, mining back to its genesis in the story of the Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler.
Speedball
03-27-2007, 11:39 AM
I hope he's gone.
He's only slightly better than Uwe Boll, but not much.
I hope they bring in a real director and writer this time.
David Twohy would be a great director for this kind of film.
JackBauer
03-27-2007, 12:37 PM
Paul W.S. Anderson Out of Castlevania?
Source: Dread Central March 27, 2007
Dread Central reports that Paul W.S. Anderson is no longer writing or directing Rogue Pictures' Castlevania, the $50 million video game adaptation produced and co-financed by Crystal Sky Entertainment.
Anderson instead will be concentrating his efforts on developing the Death Race 3000, the remake of Death Race 2000, says the site.
Anderson's Castlevania script spanned many time periods but mostly took place in 15th century Transylvania. It was a fresh take on the much-filmed Dracula legend, mining back to its genesis in the story of the Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler.
could there actually be a god?! :wow:
Darth Elektra
03-27-2007, 12:42 PM
It will be interesting to see who they get to direct this film.
L0ngsh0t
03-27-2007, 12:53 PM
I think PWSA gets to much ****, even though I don't think he is great by any means, I just think he gets a bit to much ****, his movies are fun so what?
Anyways I think it would be nuts if they could nabb a high profile director for this like Len Wisemen from Underworld, and Die Hard
Or maybe if Pathfinder gets positive reviews, Marcus Nispel
maybe if they wanted to go way horror, I don't think Alexander Aja has anything going for him right now, and Rob Zombie doesn't have anything on his plate after Halloween, and imo he is like the Tarantino of horror, where he just has seen everything and could make a cool vampire movie....or maybe they will pull a sleeper and get Wes Craven! (more than likely not)
but a lesser known one I would like to see would be Stephen Norrington from Balde
Horrorfan
03-27-2007, 01:46 PM
Yeah Anderson gets more crap than he deserves. His films have problems, usually script related (his women characters are the most cliched out there), but for the most part they are fun. He is a very competent director , especially when not using his own scripts (Event Horizon), and he is one of the best directors to use for effects heavy movies.
I almost want Uwe Boll to get this now, just to show people that Anderson is nowhere near as bad as they think.
But I'd quite like to see Zack Snyder do this. Not Aja because Silent Hill was TERRIBLE (although Hills Have Eyes was decent).
Darth Elektra
03-27-2007, 01:50 PM
I thought 'Silent Hill' was good.
L0ngsh0t
03-27-2007, 02:04 PM
I loved both Silent Hill and Hills Have Eyes'ss
But btw Aja didn't make Silent Hill I believe it was made by a lad named Christophe Gans
Darth Elektra
03-27-2007, 02:09 PM
I loved both Silent Hill and Hills Have Eyes'ss
But btw Aja didn't make Silent Hill I believe it was made by a lad named Christophe Gans
I loved THHE.
And yes your right, Aja didnt direct Silent Hill. Christophe Gans directed Silent Hill.
Horrorfan
03-27-2007, 02:13 PM
Hmm my bad.
But yeah, imo SH was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Easily the worst of last year.
terry78
03-27-2007, 02:15 PM
^That phrase has become a little too cliche. There was always a worse movie out every year.
Horrorfan
03-27-2007, 02:20 PM
Probably, but not that I saw.
L0ngsh0t
03-27-2007, 04:47 PM
^That phrase has become a little too cliche. There was always a worse movie out every year.
It is and it isn't
Like right now Ghost Rider is easily the worst movie I have seen this year, granted I try to stay away from the ones that look really bad, so its no. 7/7
but hey if that guy thinks SH was the worst movie of the year, then he thinks it...I disagree to me SH was actually one of the 3 best horror movies of 2006 with HHE, and Descent....and maybe an outside contender in Saw 3...
but yeah I throw around the phrase 'one of the worst of the year alot' and so does everyone a bit to much
Lighthouse
03-27-2007, 10:37 PM
I really hope this news is true. I haven't seen a single film of his that I liked, not even Event Horizon.
Mogwai
03-28-2007, 01:03 AM
A live-action Castlevania? I could get behind that.
but a lesser known one I would like to see would be Stephen Norrington from Balde
Is Norrington doing anything anymore after Fox fcked him in LXG?
This is the man who browbeat Stephen Norrington until he quit the business altogether.
Horrorfan
03-28-2007, 06:17 AM
Ain't it cool said it so it must be true :whatever:
L0ngsh0t
03-28-2007, 12:59 PM
Is Norrington doing anything anymore after Fox fcked him in LXG?
if true that is sad, I hadn't known that
he had potential...i think
Vapor
03-28-2007, 02:33 PM
How 'bout Alex Proyas?
Lighthouse
03-28-2007, 11:39 PM
IGN says he's gonna still be involved. He wants to direct but if he doesn't he'll still be on as a writer and producer. So either way this movie is still ****ed.
Darth Elektra
03-29-2007, 01:19 AM
March 28, 2007 - Despite recent rumors to the contrary, genre filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson tells IGN that he is still very much involved with the planned movie version of the classic videogame Castlevania.
Reports surfaced online earlier this week that Anderson was making Death Race next, and the assumption was widely made that this meant he was off of Castlevania, casting doubt on the project's future. But Anderson indicates that reports of the film's demise, and his linkage to it, are greatly exaggerated.
"Both Death Race and Castlevania are set up at Universal," Anderson explains. "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." So, that settles that.
Rogue Pictures, the studio behind the game-to-film project, has voiced hopes of making a cult franchise out of the property.
Anderson has hinted that the story will be a fresh take on the Dracula legend. "You could almost call this movie Dracula Begins," he told Variety.
http://movies.ign.com/articles/776/776546p1.html
machinelover
03-29-2007, 01:36 AM
Paul W.S. Anderson and Uwe Bowle should be sent to the moon, never to return.
machinelover
03-29-2007, 01:38 AM
I would rather have Anderson be involved than Uwe Boll. Think about it.
nah, they're about on par these days.
L0ngsh0t
03-29-2007, 02:13 AM
nah, they're about on par these days.
While nothing special PWSA's movies are fun, Bolls are dreadful
PWSA is lightyears a head of Boll and gets to much ****
Horrorfan
03-29-2007, 04:22 AM
nah, they're about on par these days.
Anyone who really, truly believes that has some kind of brain damage.
L0ngsh0t
03-29-2007, 10:55 AM
He's out, he's in...
I really hope he makes a good movie, but then again, we're talking about Mr. "AvP"
Right now, he would never be my first choice for anything (although if it where between him and Boll I would beg and please PWSA) but I think he has it in him to make solid movies, outside of just making fun movies, I think both Event Horizon, and Mortal Kombat are solid, and I have no problem with the ResEvil movies, AVP is a little dissapointing, but so was Freddy V Jason, and Ronny Yu made that, and he has a lot more street cred then PWSA does, so I take it making a crossover movie with a ****ty script isn't the easiest thing ever
I dunno, I feel he is better suited as a producer, and getting an actual director to make the kick ass action that is in PWSA's head play out in an actual movie much like Bruckhiemer does getting legit directors to help him out
chamber-music
03-29-2007, 02:25 PM
Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon was a really good movie even if it ripped off Hellraiser a bit. It would of been even better if the studios let him keep in the 20mins of gore.
Mortal Kombat was terrrible. No one in that movie could act.
Chaos Bringer
03-29-2007, 02:59 PM
whether his movies are good or not.. his movies make money.. perhaps if we stopped watching his crap..he would die.
ironically your post matches my opinion on rising gas prices.
i quit driving 8 months ago and never looking back.
the 'war' can rage without me or my families support.
Darth Elektra
04-11-2007, 04:01 PM
SCRIPT REVIEW:
http://latinoreview.com/scriptreview.php?id=58
:up: :up:
Darth Elektra
04-11-2007, 04:21 PM
http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/8605/castlevanie110606dh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
JackBauer
04-11-2007, 05:35 PM
http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/8605/castlevanie110606dh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
looks like a crappy fan art. if that's any indication of the quality of the movie, we should have a bona fide PWSA stamp of "quality" in our hands... unfortunately. :(
Damn and I was optimistic when I heard Anderson was off the project. It could possibly suck more suck than has ever been sucked before but I will still watch it since there probably won't ever be another CV film after this.
Darth Elektra
06-13-2007, 11:17 PM
Sylvain White to Direct Castlevania
Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard) has been set to direct Castlevania, a live-action adaptation of the Konami vampire video game that's co-produced by Rogue Pictures and Crystal Sky Entertainment.
The film will shoot late fall in South Africa and Romania. Rogue, the genre arm of Universal-based Focus Features, will co-finance and distribute in late 2008.
While White has deals to develop Static at Columbia Pictures and the Frank Miller graphic novel Ronin at Warner Bros., Castlevania will be the next film he directs.
Written by Paul W.S. Anderson (Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil), the drama begins as a Transylvanian knight leads his men into a gothic castle to seek refuge from the Turkish army. The knights soon discover the castle is controlled by the original vampire.
The script sets up a generational clash between Vlad the Impaler and the Belmont family, a clan that unleashed the original vampire and battles to defeat him.
Crystal Sky's Steven Paul and Benedict Carver are producing with Anderson and Jeremy Bolt.
Anderson wrote the script with the intention to direct, but stepped aside to helm the remake Death Race. White will work with Anderson on a rewrite.
Lighthouse
06-13-2007, 11:22 PM
Wow....just.....wow. A script by Anderson and directed by the "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" guy? Consider my interest in this movie at level 0. :down:
deathshead2
06-13-2007, 11:29 PM
Its being produced by Rogue Pictures so this movie should be very cheap looking.
Darth Elektra
06-13-2007, 11:30 PM
Anderson Off 'Castlevania' - I'm Stompin' In Excitement!
It was rumored a few weeks back that the fan hated Paul W.S Anderson would be stepping down as director of the Castlevaniatheatrical adaptation... this has now been confirmed as Sylvain White will bring the Konami vampire videogame to life! Whether you love it or hate it, there's no denying that Stomp the Yard is beautifully directed, which is why I have now put this movie towards the top of my "most anticipated" list. Read on for the skinny and rejoice in the loss of Anderson...
Sylvain White has been set to direct "Castlevania," a live-action adaptation of the Konami vampire videogame that's co-produced by Rogue Pictures and Crystal Sky Entertainment, according to Variety.
Pic will shoot late fall in South Africa and Romania. Rogue, the genre arm of Universal-based Focus Features, will co-finance and distribute in late 2008.
Deal was worth seven-figures for White, who has been in demand following the sleeper hit "Stomp the Yard." While White has deals to develop "Static" at Columbia Pictures and the Frank Miller graphic novel "Ronin" at Warner Bros., "Castlevania" will be the next film he directs.
Scripted by Paul W.S. Anderson ("Alien vs. Predator"), the drama begins as a Transylvanian knight leads his men into a gothic castle to seek refuge from the Turkish army. The knights soon discover the castle is controlled by the original vampire.
Crystal Sky's Steven Paul and Benedict Carver are producing with Anderson and Jeremy Bolt.
White grew up playing the game in the early 1990s, and was attracted to the chance to make a vampire film. The script sets up a generational clash between Vlad the Impaler and the Belmont family, a clan that unleashed the original vampire and battles to defeat him.
"Most of the vampire films have been present or set in the future, from 'Blade' to 'Underworld,' and I was attracted by the chance to make a dark, epic period movie that almost has an anime feel to it," White said.
Anderson wrote the script with the intention to direct, but stepped aside to helm the remake "Death Race." White, who's repped by WMA and Principato Young, will work with Anderson on a rewrite.
deathshead2
06-13-2007, 11:32 PM
Looks like Anderson didn't have time to do this and now will be doing death race. Now that movie has a chance to be good. Because with any Roger Corman movie you can always do better than him.
Rezzo
06-14-2007, 11:19 AM
Man could they pick a worst director than Sylvain White??? :wow: Come on the director of Stomp the Yard :wow:
SolidSnakeMGS
06-14-2007, 05:36 PM
Man could they pick a worst director than Sylvain White??? :wow: Come on the director of Stomp the Yard :wow:
Tell me about it. Do'oh!!
deathshead2
06-14-2007, 05:38 PM
Man could they pick a worst director than Sylvain White??? :wow: Come on the director of Stomp the Yard :wow:
Stomp the yard did better than people thought it would. They most likely think the kid can do it again.
Joker's Lackey
06-24-2007, 11:57 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29
In November 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2005), Crystal Sky Pictures acquired the rights to adapt the video game series (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_series) Castlevania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania) for the big screen. The company attached Paul W.S. Anderson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_W.S._Anderson) to write and direct the film adaptation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_adaptation), with production slated to begin in mid-2006.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29#_note-0) Later in the month, Dimension Films (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_Films) entered negotiations with Crystal Sky for North American distribution of Castlevania. The film adaptation was estimated to have a budget of $50 million.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29#_note-1) In July 2006, producer Jeremy Bolt explained that Castlevania will "integrate a Dracula origin story... with the story of the Belmonts." Bolt also said that the film would refer back to early versions of the games.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29#_note-2) Director Anderson reiterated Bolt's description, adding that Dracula and Simon Belmont would be key characters in the film. Anderson also indicated that the "very lush, Romantic, gothic look" of the 3D incarnations of the Castlevania series would be used in the film. He also expressed his hope in using the games' composer, Michiru Yamane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiru_Yamane), to score the film adaptation.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29#_note-3)
In November 2006, Rogue Pictures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Pictures) replaced Dimension Films, who reneged over script differences, in handling North American distribution of Castlevania, with Crystal Sky Pictures handling international distribution. Paul W.S. Anderson described Castlevania to take place in many time periods, but primarily in 15th century Transylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania). The director and producer Jeremy Bolt had scouted locations in Hungary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary) and Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania), with plans to build castle interiors in Budapest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest). Principal photography was slated to begin in spring 2007.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29#_note-4)
In January 2007, director Anderson said the studio was still finalizing the film's budget, and filming would begin in fall or winter in Transylvania and Hungary. According to the director, the filming was postponed because production had desired snow on the ground for the film's forest scenes. Anderson described the locations, "It was like discovering Mordor as a real location -- epic, dramatic, and above all scary. These locations haven't been shot properly in a mainstream movie, so that is always extra exciting... to put something on camera that hasn't been seen before." The director also revealed that post-production and effects work for Castlevania would be done in London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London).[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29#_note-5)
In June 2007, Anderson conceded directing duties to Sylvain White (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_White) in order to take on the project Death Race, a remake of Death Race 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Race_2000). White, who played the Castlevania video game in the early 1990s, was attracted to the prospect of filming a vampire film. White explained, "Most of the vampire films have been present or set in the future, from Blade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_%28film%29) to Underworld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_%282003_film%29), and I was attracted by the chance to make a dark, epic period movie that almost has an anime feel to it." The new director, who negotiated a salary of seven figures, will rewrite the script with Anderson's assistance. Production is slated to begin in late fall 2007 in South Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa)Castlevania is planned for a late 2008 release.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania_%282007_film%29#_note-white) and Romania.
So this movie looks like is in motion...lets have some fun with it. So post What your cast would be? and what time line do you think they should go with?
SolidSnakeMGS
06-24-2007, 11:59 AM
Man, is this make duplicate posts day?
http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=206352&highlight=castlevania
Joker's Lackey
06-24-2007, 01:28 PM
I think they should do Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. It tells the story of the first Belmont and how the Vampire Killer whip came to be.
As for Cast....
Dracula - James Caviezel
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Dracula1.jpg
http://img.timeinc.net/who/photos/caveziel.jpg
Leon Belmont - James McAvoy
http://jamesmcavoy.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_17%7E2.jpghttp://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/Images/Scans/LoI/leon4.jpg
For Sara Trantoul They should get an unknown as this isn't a large role. An important role really but not big.
Rinaldo Gandolfi - Ian McKellan
Joachim Armster - Guy Pearce
Walter Bernhard - Jack Davenport
Elisabetha Cronqvist - Another unknown should play her.
demitri_vampiro
06-24-2007, 02:45 PM
sounds cool. i would love to see a vampire related movie which is set in the past instead of present day. also i wanna see vampires have their original powers, not just some fake super strength and being ugly.
Darth Elektra
06-24-2007, 03:18 PM
Well...
Darth Elektra
05-13-2008, 01:01 PM
Paul W.S. back on 'Castlevania'
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/paul-ws-back-on-castlevania
Gotham
05-13-2008, 01:12 PM
They said Sylvain White is still attached, but why would they bring Paul back if there wasn't a problem?
Either way, I'm waiting for further development on the film.
Darth Elektra
05-14-2008, 10:53 AM
They said Sylvain White is still attached, but why would they bring Paul back if there wasn't a problem?
He's writing the film, not directing. Atleast not at the moment.
Rezzo
07-14-2008, 12:16 PM
A script review is now available, click on the link to read the full thing.
Paul W. S. Anderson’s Castlevania (http://www.cc2k.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1327&Itemid=2)
There is a disconcerting disconnect between the potential for video games to be adapted into quality films and reality. On the one side of this gulf are games such as Halo: Combat Evolved, Metal Gear Solid, Metroid, Mass Effect, Bioshock, and more with detailed, compelling stories full of thrilling action just sitting and waiting to be adapted into awesome films. On the other side is the gleaming promised land of all that potential fulfilled and realized into glowing reviews, happy movie-goers, and box office gold. And in between, lying scattered at the bottom of this chasm are the charred and broken remains of past attempts, films that producers and directors launched across the void like Evil Knievel-piloted motorcycles straining to reach the other side: the reality of a successful adaptation. Have any actually made it? I would argue that some have come close, perhaps Mortal Kombat, Silent Hill, or Resident Evil, but most have come up woefully short – Street Fighter, Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne, Doom, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, House of the Dead, Postal. If Paul W. S. Anderson’s script for the planned adaptation of Konami’s venerable Castlevania is hurled across the divide in its current state, I have no doubt it will crash and burn like so many of its predecessors.
To say this is disappointing is a huge understatement. Castlevania sits alongside those other great games I mentioned, well suited for adaptation to a feature film. Though it spawned a franchise of games that cover a wide span of time and story (just begging for sequels, I might add) I’m going to focus on the first, released for the NES here in America in 1987. This game’s story centers on a single night in every one hundred years when conditions are such that Dracula reclaims physical form in his monstrous castle and begins a quest to cover the world in darkness. For centuries one family, the Belmonts, have served as vigilant guardians against the undead. With every manifestation a lone member of the Belmont clan ventures to Castlevania to confront and defeat Dracula. This time the task falls on the shoulders of Simon Belmont, who must navigate the horrors of Dracula’s castle to stop his reign of evil before it begins.
echostation
07-14-2008, 04:17 PM
wow sounds absolutely ****
Gotham
07-14-2008, 07:24 PM
I'm sure that's an early draft...:csad:
terry78
07-14-2008, 07:39 PM
I can not think of any reason whatsoever to get rid of the Vampire Killer aka the morning star whip. That would be fun as hell for the f/x team to create. If he has a sword AND the whip, sure.
echostation
07-14-2008, 07:41 PM
yes and Paul Anderson will really change a lot of it... if he's that so far off the genius game of Castlevania does one really expect this bag of total hack dog **** to drastically change anything?
The man is an A-grade Uwe Boll... a total numptee fukhead of the highest order.... giving Simon a SWORD??
How about giving Spider-Man a machine gun for his next film? What about having Nick Fury throw ninja stars as his primary weapon and shoot small missiles out of his eye patch
these'd be genius ideas according to Paul Ass-erson
I read that script review earlier today and well...it sucks. Not the review but the story.
I'm with the side that believes that not much is going to probably change from that script/story.
When can Paul Anderson and Uwe Boll stop screwing up video game movies?
That-Guy
07-18-2008, 02:44 AM
I remember sitting through the craptastic Van Helsing movie a few years back and getting depressed not only because it sucked but also because I figured it would kill the chance of us ever seeing a Castlevania movie being made. The concept just seemed to similar (badass hero with an array of weapons walks into Castle Dracula and battles all of the classic monsters).
Once I heard that Paul W.S. Anderson was directing a Castlevania movie, it made me wish Van Helsing HAD killed any chance of a Castlevania film ever being made.
This script is proof of that.
This movie will suck as long as this baggadoucheo is attached. But if you could direct a Castlevania film, what game would you base yours on, primarily? I haven't played all of them, but I think do a trilogy of sorts... have the first one be based on the original game with flashbacks to the events of Dracula's Curse (maybe having Simon learn about Trevor and his destiny, with Alucard, Sypha and Grant making appearances... Alucard could show up in Simon's time to and help him out). Then I'd have part 2 be based on Simon's Quest, and part 3 be based on Symphony of the Night (my favorite of the games) with Al taking center stage but with Simon still around and having a big part too.
Firstly for trying so hard to be a retelling of the classic Dracula story, as I’ve just outlined above. We don’t need that. Coppola accomplished the task pretty well with Bram Stoker’s Dracula. And even if your opinion of that film isn’t favorable, do you really think Paul W. S. Anderson and the director of Stomp the Yard are going to do a better job?
:lmao: I really hope this movie gets caught in development hell.
GhostPoet
07-18-2008, 02:25 PM
I can see it now...it'll be about Simon...oh, but instead no, his name will now be Joe. And he'll live in New York. Then Vampires...no wait, ALIEN vampires will show up and try to take over the world by making everyone zombies that are able to do really cool martial arts moves.
Galactus
05-27-2009, 03:48 AM
"Castlevania" Film Adaptation Scrapped
By Garth Franklin Wednesday May 27th 2009 01:21AM
The long-gestating film adaptation of the "Castlevania" video game is not happening says Bloody Disgusting.
Paul W.S. Anderson and Ian Jeffers were writing the adaptation that originally had Sylvain White attached to direct.
While the film had been out to other directors in recent months, the project has now officially been shelved for now
That-Guy
05-27-2009, 10:42 AM
YES! There is a God!
craigdbfan
07-24-2009, 08:04 PM
SDCC '09: James Wan to Write and Direct 'Castlevania'!
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x139/musicspider911/castlevania-1.jpg
Bloody-Disgusting can exclusively announce here that James Wan, the co-mastermind behind the Saw franchise, and director of Dead Silence and Death Sentence, will be co-writing and directing Castlevania! Inside you'll find a tid-bit from Wan about his forthcoming adaptation. Sylvain White was originally slated to direct. Castlevania is an adaptation of the popular NES game from the 80's that has since become a massive video game franchise.
"I'm very fresh on this project, so its early stages and I'm still trying to work things out, but the producers love my vision for it," James Wan tells Bloody-Disgusting in an exclusive chat. "I'll be working on the script with a writer to give it a new spin, different to the previous versions. This will have my stamp on it which Konami is very excited about".
"The thing I love about what Konami did with Castlevania, was taking the iconic Dracula mythology and Eastern-European setting, and retelling it with a Japanese pop-cultural sensibility," he continues. "That’s the East-meets-West tone I want to visually expand on for the film. I’m thrilled by the opportunity to make a highly stylized, fantasy, action film that focuses on the gothic storyline and the cool, anime-like characters. For once, the human hero is as sexy and dangerous as the vampire villain, and his weapon of choice was what attracted me to the project in the first place – The Vampire Killer Whip.”
In Anderson’s opinion, Wan’s experience creating the world of Saw makes him the perfect choice for the Castlevania film they have in mind:
“James Wan is like, the perfect director for this film…it’s a very claustrophobic film…Most of it is set in the castle - there are a lot of tricks and traps and all that…tricks and traps are very much a ‘Castlevania’ thing.”
- Bloody-Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16838) & Screen Rant (http://screenrant.com/)
Not sure if this is good news but I guess the project is moving along. :dry:
Project862006
07-24-2009, 08:42 PM
bet my house this does not follow the game at all LOL
bet my house this does not follow the game at all LOL
I second that and what's all that talk about the hero being as sexy as the vampire villian??
If they use a Belmont I don't think they're supposed to be "sexy".
rogue trooper
07-24-2009, 10:07 PM
I second that and what's all that talk about the hero being as sexy as the vampire villian??
If they use a Belmont I don't think they're supposed to be "sexy".
I think he might mean sexy in the same way one could call Vampire Hunter D sexy from a certain point of view, as he has this very exotic look to him.
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