Anyone excited about the Castlevania film? - Blu-ray Forum

Porfie · 03-22-2008, 04:14 PM

I loved the games and hope to see a new one on the PS3 someday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania

In June 2007, Anderson conceded directing duties to Sylvain White in order to take on the project Death Race, a remake of 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 to Underworld, 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. The premise will involve a Transylvanian knight and his men seeking refuge in a Gothic castle. They discover that the castle is controlled by the original vampire, Vlad the Impaler. The awakening of the vampire leads to a generational clash between Vlad and the Belmont clan, who seek to defeat him. Production of Castlevania is slated to begin in late fall 2007 in South Africa and Romania. Castlevania is planned for a late 2008 release.[19] In October 2007, Anderson said that he hoped to have a script within two or three weeks before the onset of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Producer Jeremy Bolt said that production was intended to begin in spring 2008.[20]

In December 2007, Rogue Pictures halted active development of Castlevania due to the writers' strike. Despite the shelfing, White remains committed to direct the film.[21]

BirdManJr · 03-22-2008, 04:19 PM

Yeah i like castelvania and i hope they dont screw it up with alot of CGI crap and some actors that suck....

Oh yeah theres a ace ventura 3 coming out...not with jim carrey but with a fat kid as his son taking over....why do they continue to make crap movies...
dumb and dumberer....son of the mask....now this..

But yea i hope castelvania turns out good...i havent played the game in forver...a ps3 game of it would be kinda tight

Porfie · 03-22-2008, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BirdManJr

Yeah i like castelvania and i hope they dont screw it up with alot of CGI crap and some actors that suck....

Oh yeah theres a ace ventura 3 coming out...not with jim carrey but with a fat kid as his son taking over....why do they continue to make crap movies...
dumb and dumberer....son of the mask....now this..

But yea i hope castelvania turns out good...i havent played the game in forver...a ps3 game of it would be kinda tight

Are you serious? Some movies just need to be left as is. LOL

DefTechPioElite · 03-22-2008, 04:33 PM

I want to be excited; I really do. But, with the track record of most(not all) videogame movies, it will probably be lame. I've been playing the PSN download of Castlevania:SOTN(amazing game if you like side scrollers) a bit recently and something like that would make a great movie, but only if they got supervision from the game's creator, and the game's music composer. Ugh, what if they tried to modernize it? Or give it crappy CG effects like Van Helsing? Meh.
I want to be excited. Really.

sj001 · 03-22-2008, 04:43 PM

Meh, I love the Castlevania series, but history has shown us, so far, that video games simply do not translate well into movies. Of course I would love to be proven wrong... it doesn't help that Uwe Boll has directed like half of them.

BruceWayne · 03-22-2008, 04:46 PM

Anderson didn't really butcher the Resident Evil movies (3rd being the weakest IMO) so I think he could do it some justice. Hopefully anyway, I like all the games that I have played. So if it is done right, could be decent.

Porfie · 03-22-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DefTechPioElite

I want to be excited; I really do. But, with the track record of most(not all) videogame movies, it will probably be lame. I've been playing the PSN download of Castlevania:SOTN(amazing game if you like side scrollers) a bit recently and something like that would make a great movie, but only if they got supervision from the game's creator, and the game's music composer. Ugh, what if they tried to modernize it? Or give it crappy CG effects like Van Helsing? Meh.
I want to be excited. Really.

Is Castlevania SOTN available for the PS3 or for the PSP? I had no idea it was available there.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 03-22-2008, 05:14 PM

They should take their time making Castlevania if they don't want it to be a B movie.

Blu Jacket · 03-22-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Porfie

Is Castlevania SOTN available for the PS3 or for the PSP? I had no idea it was available there.

It's available for both, for only $10 I believe. SOTN is also included as an unlockable on that PSP Castlevania that came out recently.

Porfie · 03-22-2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Jacket

It's available for both, for only $10 I believe. SOTN is also included as an unlockable on that PSP Castlevania that came out recently.

Thats awesome thanks for the heads up!

X400 · 03-23-2008, 12:29 AM

as long as its not UWE BOLL ill be a)

b)

Porfie · 03-23-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by X400

as long as its not UWE BOLL ill be a)

b)

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03-22-2008, 04:14 PM	#1
Porfie Expert Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Colorado Springs, CO	Anyone excited about the Castlevania film? I loved the games and hope to see a new one on the PS3 someday. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania In June 2007, Anderson conceded directing duties to Sylvain White in order to take on the project Death Race, a remake of 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 to Underworld, 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. The premise will involve a Transylvanian knight and his men seeking refuge in a Gothic castle. They discover that the castle is controlled by the original vampire, Vlad the Impaler. The awakening of the vampire leads to a generational clash between Vlad and the Belmont clan, who seek to defeat him. Production of Castlevania is slated to begin in late fall 2007 in South Africa and Romania. Castlevania is planned for a late 2008 release.[19] In October 2007, Anderson said that he hoped to have a script within two or three weeks before the onset of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Producer Jeremy Bolt said that production was intended to begin in spring 2008.[20] In December 2007, Rogue Pictures halted active development of Castlevania due to the writers' strike. Despite the shelfing, White remains committed to direct the film.[21]

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03-22-2008, 04:19 PM	#2
BirdManJr Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	Yeah i like castelvania and i hope they dont screw it up with alot of CGI crap and some actors that suck.... Oh yeah theres a ace ventura 3 coming out...not with jim carrey but with a fat kid as his son taking over....why do they continue to make crap movies... dumb and dumberer....son of the mask....now this.. But yea i hope castelvania turns out good...i havent played the game in forver...a ps3 game of it would be kinda tight

03-22-2008, 04:33 PM	#4
DefTechPioElite Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Baltimore, MD Home Theater Gallery:23 Blu-ray collection:108 Blu-ray reviews:1	I want to be excited; I really do. But, with the track record of most(not all) videogame movies, it will probably be lame. I've been playing the PSN download of Castlevania:SOTN(amazing game if you like side scrollers) a bit recently and something like that would make a great movie, but only if they got supervision from the game's creator, and the game's music composer. Ugh, what if they tried to modernize it? Or give it crappy CG effects like Van Helsing? Meh. I want to be excited. Really.

03-22-2008, 04:43 PM	#5
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Meh, I love the Castlevania series, but history has shown us, so far, that video games simply do not translate well into movies. Of course I would love to be proven wrong... it doesn't help that Uwe Boll has directed like half of them.

03-22-2008, 04:46 PM	#6
BruceWayne The Dark Knight Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gotham City Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:887 DVD collection:496 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	Anderson didn't really butcher the Resident Evil movies (3rd being the weakest IMO) so I think he could do it some justice. Hopefully anyway, I like all the games that I have played. So if it is done right, could be decent.

03-22-2008, 05:14 PM	#8
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	They should take their time making Castlevania if they don't want it to be a B movie.

03-23-2008, 12:29 AM	#11
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	as long as its not UWE BOLL ill be a) b)

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