He’s still in early prep…
Sheesh. When it rains it pours. Last week saw producer Mike De Luca talking about Dracula: Year Zero, a film set up at Universal with Alex Proyas attached to direct.
Now we’ve got Proyas himself commenting on the film’s status: Well I think I’m now working on a movie about the origins of Dracula â called Dracula: Year Zero. You never really know until you start shooting, but it sure feels like I’m working on it. We’re still in the budgeting and scheduling right now.
Why I’m so intrigued by this story – when someone originally suggested it to me, I was like, I’m so not into this; Dracula has to be the most filmed character in the history of movies – is that this script has such an interesting and original take on this character. It’s all about how Vlad of Transylvania became this creature; the choices that he made to make him into this tragic character. It’s so intriguing to me, to approach this as a character study on a huge, epic canvas. The script is from these two young guys who have never really done a script before, but they basically did their thing and have reinvented the whole context of this most familiar personality.”
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless are penning the script. And, man, I’d love to be a fly on the wall in the production office for this one. Curious to see what the concept art looks like…
Source: Techland
