Castlevania

[Galactus]

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]

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]

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]

i really hope this is a late april fools joke

 

[Sentinel X]

What???Im very very confused,why the hell does Paul WS Anderson still have a career!?...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]

whether his movies are good or not.. his movies make money.. perhaps if we stopped watching his crap..he would die.

 

[Emerald Knight]

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]

*sigh...* just shoot me now...

 

[DorkyFresh]

why shoot you when i can shoot that talentless bastard?

 

[-Æ-]

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]

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]

Where's the Darth Vader picture when you need it?

 

[JackBauer]

why shoot you when i can shoot that talentless bastard?

touché

 

[JackBauer]

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]

I hope it doesn't turn out into another Van Helsing.

 

[JackBauer]

I hope it doesn't turn out into another Van Helsing.

it's Paul Anderson. don't get your hopes up...

 

[LastSunrise1981]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[-Æ-]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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?