Castlevania film gets Rogue distributor

by James Ransom-Wiley { Nov 2nd 2006 at 9:15PM }

Rogue Pictures, a sub-sub-division of Universal specializing in low-budget action and horror flicks, has signed on to distribute Paul W.S. Anderson's Castlevania adaptation. Rogue will handle distribution in North American, the U.K., Spain and German-speaking territories. Crystal Sky, co-financers of the (not-so-low-budget) $50 million project, will be responsible for distribution throughout the rest of the world.

Anderson is currently scouting out shooting locales in Hungary and Romania for his Blade-meets-Highlander epic. Dracula's castle will be re-imagined in some back lot in Budapest. Shooting starts this spring. Drink your holy water and keep your crosses crossed.

[Thanks, Dave]

Tags: Castlevania, film, Konami, movie, Paul W.S. Anderson, PaulW.s.Anderson, Rogue, Universal Pictures, UniversalPictures

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

crono141 @ Nov 2nd 2006 9:30PM

Don't hold your breath for a blockbuster here.

I'm sure it'll suck.

moofree @ Nov 2nd 2006 9:31PM

I hope this movie doesn't suck.
But with Paul W. S. Anderson at the wheel...
I hope it's not as bad as Deathrace 3000 will be.

jchensor @ Nov 2nd 2006 11:03PM

Great. I fully expect bullet-time whip action or dagger tossing.

Man, this is gonna blow. Why can't we get a real writer/director?!?

westrella @ Nov 3rd 2006 12:52AM

Well, Anderson did kill alien vs. Predator, hes surely going to kill this one and Damn, it is one of my fav videogame series. =/

Sprngpilot @ Nov 3rd 2006 1:48AM

It could always be worse - you know who could be the director. He's so terrible I dare not speak his name.

But yeah, overall this will probably suck. As westrella pointed out, Anderson took a brilliant basic premise in AvP and completely ruined it. I imagine he will do the same with Castlevania.

Honestly, Hollywood... if you're not going to do video game movie right, JUST DON'T DO THEM.

thunderleg @ Nov 3rd 2006 3:32AM

Any sack of garbage would happily butcher any videogame universe as long as they're getting paid.

Having said that, I really do hope this schmuck doesn't horribly twist Castlevania.

Spekkio @ Nov 3rd 2006 7:51AM

Waitatic - I thought the Castlevania film was going to be direct-to-DVD animation. Or are they doing a live one too?

And Paul Anderson is a hack. His track record has borne this out. Why he still gets work is beyond me.

Naruhodou @ Nov 3rd 2006 8:57AM

"Waitatic - I thought the Castlevania film was going to be direct-to-DVD animation. Or are they doing a live one too?"

Yes. The sad thing being that the direct-to-dvd cartoon scripted by Warren Ellis will be superior to this $50 million-budget Hollywood trash.