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As a boy who grew up in a Romanian household, eating Romanian food, listening to his parents argue in Romanian, and being forced to sing the Romanian anthem each night before bed, I've always taken special pride in the fact that the origins of the Dracula legend are rooted in my homelanmd (Transylvania is an historical region in Romania). And for those who are unaware, Dracula is based on Vlad Dracula aka Vlad the Impaler, a prince during the 15th century. I'm giving you guys this half-assed history lesson because Alex Proyas (THE CROW, DARK CITY) has signed on to direct DRACULA YEAR ZERO for Universal, home of the monster movie.
True to its name, YEAR ZERO will explore the origins of His Royal Paleness, which inevtiably leads to Prince Vlad's life, who sold his soul to the Devil in order to protect his kingdom and family. During the film, Vlad will be 'at the height of his powers' and we'll follow him down the path that leads him to eternal darkness.
After directing THE CROW and DARK CITY, I think Proyas let us all down with I, ROBOT. Not to say that it was a terrible movie, but it didn't fulfill one the promise of gothic darkness promised to us by those first two films. Needless to say, a movie based on the origins of Dracula is born in blackness. No word yet on release date or casting, but I would personally love to see Gary Oldman in the role, but as we all know, been there, done that.
Extra Tidbit:
For a real history on Vlad the Impaler, go HERE
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Creasy
on Jul 12 2007, 6:44:37 AM writes:
There isn't one single really good vampire movie out there, so I have high hopes because of his Dark City and Crow. |
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Racci
on Jul 11 2007, 11:24:07 PM writes:
Don't blame Proyas on I, Robot. It wasn't his fault. Blame Fox, Will Smith and Akiva Goldsman. |
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 joel1975
on Jul 11 2007, 3:28:54 PM writes:
HMMM....
I thought 'I, Robot' was good, but it didn't have the signature Proyas 'style' like 'Dark City' and 'The Crow'...with the angles, sense of the film, etc...
I'm hoping this next film will bring back his old style... |
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azzezino
on Jul 11 2007, 2:26:10 PM writes:
LOVE IT!!!
Alex Proyas is a very talented director, I always envisioned him as a director for a Batman or Daredevil film. His movies are delicius eye candy for me (even I, Robot...don't flame me), and Dracula seems to be a right fit for his cinematic vision. |
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Atlas1982
on Jul 11 2007, 1:21:52 PM writes:
They just better get the scene right which give Vlad "the IMPALER" his name. I saw it on the History Channel and if done right, that will make people quezy for weeks. |
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on Jul 11 2007, 12:51:55 PM writes:
BAD TITLE
I like Proyas, but 'Year Zero'? They should come up with something better than that. I've got bad memories of that Dracula 2000 bollocks. |
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MadMax
on Jul 11 2007, 4:04:55 AM writes:
GO FOR IT!
Get a great cast together and this will rock the shit! I loved Dark City and, The Crow is one of my top ten favorite movies. Best Dracula movie ever for me(bsides Nosferatu) is Bram Stoker's Dracula. Gary Oldman was fan-fuckin-tastic!!! |
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foxgate2000
on Jul 11 2007, 3:44:38 AM writes:
Is this in response to Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian getting turned into a movie and Universal trying to beat it to the punch? |
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 sunpaintedblack
on Jul 11 2007, 12:28:57 AM writes:
DARK PRINCE?
i like Proyas' work, but the best "true Dracula origin story" goes to Dracula: Dark Prince staring Rudolf Martin. that movie was great, with great supporting actors and a very real basis. true, it was a frickin' made-for-tv (USA network i believe) movie, but i'll be damned if it isn't one of the best dracula tales out there. with a bigger budget and a few better names attached this could easily top it, but if it doesnt, Dark Prince is the best Vlad Dracul (no A) story there is. |
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