Crystal Sky Pictures has bought the rights to Konami's Castlevania videogame franchise and has tagged Paul W.S. Anderson (Alien vs. Predator, Res. Evil) to adapt and direct. The Castlevania movie will focus on the origins of Dracula and the uprising of the Belmont Clan, a vampire-slaying family who supposedly become humanity's last hope. Crystal Sky is currently in the post-production stage on Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. Castlevania production is slated to start in mid-2006; no casting has been announced yet.
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Castlevania
Platform(s): Nintendo DS
Genre: Role-Playing
Publisher: Konami
Genre: Role-Playing
Publisher: Konami
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'Castlevania' Coming To The Big Screen
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2005 @ 2:23 p.m. PST
Taking place a year after Aria of Sorrow, the game's protagonist Soma Cruz finds himself at the center of a mysterious cult's plan to resurrect their evil lord and master, Dracula. In order to save himself and protect the lives of those he loves, Soma Cruz must infiltrate the enemy's home base, a towering replica of Dracula's castle that is teaming with monstrous creatures. Players' abilities grow and develop as they collect items and gather experience points by defeating enemies.
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