12.19.08
Paul W.S. Anderson reveals the status with the film here.

6.17.07
Sylvain White (I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, Stomp the Yard) is set to direct the film, which is scheduled to begin shooting later this Fall in South Africa and Romania.

4.02.07
Paul W. S. Anderson has left the project as director, but remains as writer and producer. Thanks to DC.

11.09.06
Rogue Pictures has joined the $50-million dollar project and will distribute through North America. They're currently scouting locations in Hungary and Romania, with hope to begin filming next spring. You can view some early artwork above, thanks to BD.

7.01.06
Writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson spoke to IGN about the film, revealing more details on the story and what more fans can expect from the game-to-film adaptation. Here's what he had to say:

"It's going to explain how the Belmont clan and Dracula first come into contact, so in a way, it's going to be a genesis story of the clash between the Belmonts and Dracula. It's going to span the ages as well, which is one of the fun things about the games. There are Castlevania games in the 1500s, there are Castlevania games in the Second World War, there are Castlevania in the future, and we're going to take the same kind of approach. It's going to be a very mythic story spanning hundreds of years, but the key characters are going to be Dracula and Simon Belmont. And the whip is going to be intact, although there'll be lots of other weaponry as well." He also added how he'll keep the goth and romatic look of the game and incorporate it into the movie.



- Originally scheduled to begin film in April '08 in South Africa, but is currently on hold until the WGA strike is over.
- The film will supposedly have a lot of references to the game to please the fans.
- It's said that the story will span hundreds of years and focus mostly on Dracula and Simon Belmont.
- The interiors of the castle will be constructed in Budapest.
- Budgeted at an estimated $50-million.
- Rogue Pictures hopes that this will be the start of a new horror franchise for them.
- Described as in the vein of action-horror films such as Blade and Underworld.
- Director Paul W. S. Anderson (Resident Evil, Alien Vs. Predator) is also writing the script.
- Based on the classic Konami video game.

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FXJKHR

Posted 22 days ago

I'll reserve my judgement until I see a trailer or some footage but has anybody seen the trailer for the Castlevania lord of shadows?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN7W3-_uTQY it's due out 2010
sorry to go off topic.

stranger

Posted 67 days ago

i swear Paul W. S. Anderson is my nemesis. not one good movie he's ever made or wrote . unless i'm missing something. can i get an AMEN

dark_silent_paranoia

Posted 93 days ago

An origin story? They already covered it in the game. The good thing about the game series is that there are a lot of gaps in the years between each game. The series took liberties such as those...so why can't the movie? They should just do that. Like talk about the Baldwins or Morris family. Or better yet, just make another hero. But being a die hard fan of the Castlevania series that I am, I'll love it no matter what. SotN ftw!!!

Castlevania

Posted 110 days ago

Well I hope they at least mention Alucard in the movie, since without his help Trevor Belmont wouldn't have been able to succeed, Richter Belmont would have remained a slave of the Dark Priest Shaft, and Dracula would never have been destroyed. If this kicks off into a movie franchise, Alucard should get a movie centered around him. Dracula had better be a tall actor, I'm talking near 7ft, because Dracula was big in the games. I hope they do a good job portraying his monstrous form, they'll probably go overly CGI on it like most things though, seems like most companies have forgotten the value of animatronics. Animatronics are awesome. I also hope they have the Belmont hold the whip out and wiggle it around like you can do in the game, even for a joke, like trying to get the feeling back in his arm after a medusa head tries to stone it. Just some opinions, hope the director stays true to the games. If he does, it'll be a great movie.

MANIACAL MACABRE

Posted 187 days ago

i love dracula and they havent made a deacent movie with dracula since 1992. not much hope with this one considering it was a video game. but it might be interesting. i mean resident evil is /was an awsome franchise and alien vs preditor was in the verry least intertaining. but seriously who gets iffy when films deviate from a $hitty video game they where inspired from? i say *** the game and start over fresh and make me a GOOD dracula film!

XnemisisX

Posted 195 days ago

C'mon hurry up and get this Strike delima outta the way I want to see Simon Belmont on screen at this point I could care less who's producing or directing I just want to see the effin movie!

krazykuz13

Posted 210 days ago

Yo i been playing those games as long as i can remember they better do a good job on the movie. The resident evil series was a good game to movie. I'm interested to see what this will be like.

XnemisisX

Posted 210 days ago

I am glad the whip is intact if it wasn't that would be a major disapointment!! Still give the fans something we want to know whats happening? the cast? likelyness of a sequel? ne thing

XnemisisX

Posted 210 days ago

UGH this is really pissin me off!!!!!!!!! whats going on with this film there hasn't been an update in months! Is it still in production or what?

malcolm thomason

Posted 242 days ago

Actually, they might be taking the whip out. But, if they do, I will be REALLY pissed off

XnemisisX

Posted 243 days ago

I was looking up as much info as i possibly could & turns out the director is completely taking the whip out!!! Instead Simon Belmont will be equiped with only a sword...I'll go back and post the website up here so uguys can check it out, Man I'm dissapointed now...

nero

Posted 264 days ago

so it's not counting everything, or I can tell right now that there making there own story, leon is the first belmont hmm.. and im not to exited about rouge producing it

victorious

Posted 278 days ago

this movie has to be made.just for bringing up the idea it has to be made any game fans know the this was the best .so the movie has to be crazy as long as the vampires dont look like they from 1985 i think this film would come out good....

cristina

Posted 289 days ago

how does paul anderson keep making movies? ugh this guy makes me sick i love castlevania and he is just going to trash this movie just like the res evil series. paul and uwe both suck!!

geo

Posted 326 days ago

Why does that idiot Paul W.S. Anderson have to be involved in most of these game to movies adaptions?? I can't stand it...he always *** s them up.....he already *** ed up Resident Evil so so Badly.....he never sticks to the original plot which would made the fans a bit more happier.........GIVE IT TO GOERGE ROMERO......... *** W.S ANDERSON... *** IN RETIRE

Drew

Posted 358 days ago

man i hope they dont *** castlevania up @ ALL!!

Zed

Posted 368 days ago

Hope this movie is good... in my Opinion. i think resident evil the first movie was the best of all three. I think they should remake all the resident evil movies start from scratch.(Milla did a wonderful job but even she know they messed up the story) it can be done i mean they kinda did it with batman and hulk.

JoeyVampire

Posted 383 days ago

I pray to God that this wont be another *** ty game movie series like Residents Evil because the horror genre is sinking and we need good movie plots like this to help!

LordoftheNight

Posted 422 days ago

I just hope they'd start it with the setup of Lament of Innocence and if they could, maybe finish it with Symphony of the Night... or if they can't then atleast make it a good movie for cryin' out loud millions of gamers and fans are hoping that you people wouldn't destroy a classic like what happend with RE

Halted

Posted 522 days ago

I'm hoping that this movie will be a compelling as the games storyline. If this move goes as good as the first RE and AVP did (in my book they're good i don't care about anyone else's opinion) then this movie will be a success but, on the other hand, there are alot of die hard castlevania fans out there who wouldn't care about the quality just as long as they got to see a movie about the Belmont clan.

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