Put down the party hats, throw the noise-makers in the trash, and rip down that banner that reads “Good Riddance, W.S!” as Mr. Anderson today clears up those warm and fuzzy rumors about his departure from CASTLEVANIA.
In the man’s own words: “Both Death Race and Castlevania are set up at Universal…The studio wants to make both films, but obviously there is a scheduling conflict which we are trying to resolve. I am very passionate about Castlevania and whatever happens I will remain actively involved in my role as writer and producer.”
On the positive side, I read into this that he will not be directing it, even if he doesn’t come right out and say it. And yet, like an air-born virus that infects every living thing around it, his very presence on the set – even on the printed page- will cripple this movie’s potential, turning it into a hideous, disfigured horror that staggers about noisely and cluelessly… Then again, maybe I’m just too scarred by ALIEN VS. PREDATOR to be objective.
Yeah that’s right, he used to tap that…