Confirmed: Sam Worthington to Play Dracula

Krystal Clark — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:24:48 +0000

Dammit Sam Worthington! I thought you were going to take a break from this iconic stuff? It’s just been confirmed by the trades that the actor is in talks for the upcoming vampire film, Dracula: Year Zero. Earlier today we got the scoop from Latino Review that Universal was eyeing the actor to take on the legendary character and it sounds like he’s going to do it.

This marks the first deal Worthington has made since the record breaking success of Avatar, and he’s capitalizing on his popularity. Dracula:Year One is a period piece based on the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler that will incorporate some mystical vampire lore. The film will be directed by Alex Proyas, who last helmed the Nicolas Cage movie Knowing, and will be produced by Michael De Luca.

The spec script for the film was written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, whose story concentrated on the origin of the Dracula character. “It seeks to depict Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war.” This casting news literally makes my head spin.

Worthington did a lot of dramatic work in his native Australia, his performance in Somersault was amazing, but Dracula? I can’t wrap my head around him playing this dark, Transylvania dwelling man-beast who happens to have a sensitive romantic side. What the hell?

Could you buy Sam Worthington as Dracula? Who do you think could play the role better?

Source: THR

Sam Worthington to Star as Dracula?

Krystal Clark — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:36:06 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, Sam Worthington is one of the best Australian imports we’ve had stateside in a very long time, but this kid is everywhere. He was the lead in Terminator Salvation, James Cameron‘s Avatar, the upcoming remake of Clash of the Titans (which looks awesome by the way), and now there’s talk that he’ll play Dracula? Has he been bitten by the vampire bug too?

Over at Latino Review they ran a story stating that Worthington was up for the title role in the Universal film Dracula: Year Zero. The story is supposed to center on the old school vampire, not this Twilight sh*t we’ve been force-fed. It will have the Transylvania feel, and will be inspired by Vlad the Impaler, which I find interesting considering Summit has their eye on a similar story. Back in December, news broke that the studio wanted to produce a movie centering on Dracula with Brad Pitt producing. Their version has been going by the name Vlad, but it sounds like the same set up.

Universal’s Worthington pic will be produced by the same guys who did Ghost Rider, and directed by Alex Proyas who helmed I, Robot and Knowing. Dracula: Year Zero is rumored to have a budget of 100 million dollars, which seems a bit steep for this type of film. But if Worthington’s on board Universal might think that have a sure shot at making some cash. The film is currently is development and scheduled for a 2011 release.

The only problem with this movie is Worthington. He seems like a very unlikely candidate for this type of a role. There’s a certain kind of laid back charisma that Dracula in known for. Worthington is good at being in your face and doing action, but there’s a certain sophistication that you need to play off the baddest vampire of them all.

Do you think Worthington has the charisma to pull off Dracula?

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