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WS no longer directing CASTLEVANIA... The new director is...
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. It might just be my fuzzy memory... I hope I'm not putting my foot smack dab in my big maw, but I have it in my brain that Paul WS Anderson was supposed to direct CASTLEVANIA as well as write it.
Well, today the news emerges that Anderson is not directing, but Sylvain White will be tackling the film, from Anderson's script.
White hasn't really done anything to get me excited about this... STOMP THE YARD and direct to video horror sequels. But our own Elston Gunn interviewed him a while back and he came across as a decent guy. Of course, so does Paul WS Anderson and at least with Anderson I can say that EVENT HORIZON is a pretty kick-ass little movie and MORTAL KOMBAT was retardedly enjoyable.
So, is it good news? Is it not? I have no clue. White's also attached to Frank Miller's RONIN, so I hope he's got what it takes. I just hope whatever CASTLEVANIA ends up being that it's a cool movie. If I have to sit through another VAN HELSING I might have to pull a Trashcan Man and start burning some studios to the ground.
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I'm more worried about RONIN
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Let it live happily as a video game.
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yaay
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Jun 14, 2007 2:12:53 AM CDT
Is Miller's Ronin really a good idea to be visualized
by hewhocannotbenamed
in live action? I lack vision, I know, but I think that one should be left alone.
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I didn't figure it would be. A project that trades down from WS Anderson is a project that should just be released back into the wild until someone better gets the bug. And VAN HELSING isn't that bad. For me, it beat the hell out of the faux-Shakespearean self-importance of the UNDERWORLD flicks -- and Beckinsale is infinitely more fun to look at in a corset than she is with her mouth always retardedly agape from the fake fangs. Prepeare to go megaton, Quint.
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You made me laugh out loud. Damn if you make my kid wake up. Nice one.
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Totally captured the spirit of the games.
Best videogame movie ever by far. -
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Virtually all other information is neglected.
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Where did I miss that? Is it really in development and with who? How do we all know this or do we?
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I kinda liked it back then, but when you rewatch it now you'll see that it's pretty lame. Not worse than the videogame adaptation crap we get today, but just lame.Event Horizon is still ok, though.
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...and stomp this movie back into the ether. There *have* to be more worthwhile projects that could use the funding.
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There's certainly enough of a mythology to draw upon some good stories- and I'm sure more children of the 80's associate the name "Belmont" with Dracula than "Bram Stoker" or "Helsing". Though i must admit, I'm surprised Castlevania is being made- when i saw Van Helsing, I was certain that crappy, crappy movie ahd killed off any chance of us getting a Castlevania movie.
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Which Belmont would be featured in this film?
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mortal kombat 2 is the biggest piece of shit in the history of cinema. its like howard the duck meets gigli. scorpion teleports away in one scene, but yet we see the actor hiding right behind a rock.
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uwe boll is beyond a hack so therefore hes worse.
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well, SOLDIER was decent if derivative. he killed me with AVP (how you could fuck that up is beyond me - rhetorical question; watch his movie for a step by step guide). RESIDENT EVIL franchise is silly but only offensive to people who think the video game makes a great movie to begin with (it doesn't; it's all broad strokes - not that the movies are any good). MORTAL KOMBAT was just dumb. I kinda sorta liked it when I was 15. Even then, though, it was a dumb idea for a movie. I wouldn't expect much from this. He's more competent than boll, though. so it'll be better than bloodraye...except we won't see the T3 girl's boobies. so that pretty much balances out. it's stv fodder as far as I'm concerned.
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Because Anderson is a much worse writer than director!
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He didn't write it and would've had to try pretty damn hard to fuck it up!
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FAIL.
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since alien, obviously not a patch on it but a fucking good scarey well directed romp nontheless. resident evil was also an enjoyable zombie movie and i actually liked AVP thought it had some cool set pieces plus i like the sterile clinical look of his movies and personally think the guy is pretty good, cant really understand all the hatred against the man as he makes totally watchable movies, like that other AICN hated man.. Michael Bay.
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Stomp the Yard is very solid for what it is - he's gonna catch crap for it from the fanboys who haven't seen it, but it isn't ANYTHING to be ashamed of. However, the bizarre opening sequence/beyond the thunderdome dance off had an incredible feel, great cinematography and pacing. ANd it kind of belied a sense that he might be into something much cooler than what he was doing. If white's going full on into genre, I think he could be REALLY interesting. This isn't bad news at all.
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I'm predicting that the lead will not be a Belmont, although a Belmont will have a small one line cameo. I'm also predicting that the protagonist will not use a whip. Another inevitability is that they will forgo the gothic prog rock musical style of the games for a techno metal soundtrack to appeal to the teens. There will also be a forced romantic subplot and guns.
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and Matthew Lillard will be in it.
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... than Ronin. Don't think he's the right person for that yet. Wasn't Aronofsky attached to Ronin some years ago?
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Jun 14, 2007 6:30:14 AM CDT
Can we just have a WS NO LONGER DIRECTING HEADLINE
by greigy just wanted to say
Now that would be sweet! I recently re-watched Event Horizon which I always had pegged as his best film (given the competition not that hard) but God it didn't stand up that well... don't get me wrong there is some great stuff in there but it's not down to WS... nice set design, nice gore but it felt like it just got away from him at the end and he resorted to cheap shots and tore down all the tension that had built up....
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No Paul Anderson can only mean good news. Fans will never forgive him for the AVP piece of trash he delivered in 2004. Now about this other guy, I dont know. Never heard of him, never seen any of his work.
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They show the T3 chick's tits in Bloodrayne? Well, I know what I'm doing tonight. My Uwe Boll education may as well start here....
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Castlevania is one of my favorite gaming franchises ever and although I'd rather them not make it at all, at least Anderson isn't directing.
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I'm sure lots of people with no talent are perfectly pleasant but it doesn't redeem their work. I hear this all the time on this website..."Eli Roth is a real friend to all geeks."...."Despite his crappy films, Paul WS Anderson is a great guy to have a few brews with."The people who read this website aren't looking for possible friends, we're looking for movies we might want to see. But if I ever get lonely, I'll keep Mr. Yardstomper in mind. Maybe we'll go see a movie together, hopefully one directed by an insanely talented asshole with no social skills like James Cameron.
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I really think Universal is betting on the wrong horse. Instead of focusing on the good films (And I'm sorry, but I don't think many of you have estrogen or read enough to appreciate the Sommersverse), they are consumed with crap like this. I'm saying, keep it in the modern age, and I'll be happy.
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I thought I read somewhere he was writing up to three of them...
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...exactly how many on again off again rumors of Paul WS Anderson's "next project" have we read on this site for the past year or so?
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Please... for the love of God, stop saying "The Sommersverse"... Please...
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Jun 14, 2007 7:23:48 AM CDT
Alright I'll admit it. I own both Resident Evil DVD's
by col. tigh-fighter
There, kill me!! I acrually think bith RE movies are pretty good zombie movies with a real feel for the game (especially the 2nd which wasnt directed by him). Apart from the excrable graveyard scene in 2, I loves 'em. The opening if 2 with the crowds at the gates of the city is excellent!
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the screenplays for three direct to DVD features. Heres the link to the production blog http://castlevaniadraculascurse.com
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NO. It's easier than saying both titles of the movies. :P
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Awesome, thanks.
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Absolutely no hope for this movie now. Not that I had any before, but have you seen this guy's credits? I'd sooner recommend Stevie Wonder to direct.
And why does every potentially bad movie have to be compared to "Howard the Duck?" Gigli I get, but Howard? Granted, compared to the comic, it did indeed suck balls. None of the socio-political commentary of Steve Gerber. However, taken on its own, its a nice slice of 80's cheese. Gigli deserves every bit of venom, but the duck.... As comic movies go, it still ain't "Batman & Robin", which is a monumentally good thing. At least HtD is watchable, even if its goofy as fuck.
Plus, duck tits. Bonus points for that, right? =)
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Yes.
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... waiting by the phone for his next project!
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Paul WS Anderson script = nipples on Batman/Flames on Optimus/Flames on Shia.
Seriously though, I'm not familiar whith White but it could be good, honestly I'm more interested in Silent Hill 2, and I fell asleep through that one, not quite sure why...I was actually kind of enjoying it nicely. -
Know How to Make This? He's proven his mettle in the action & goth realms.
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A flop of a movie would be worth it just to hear that awesome sound track. Maybe He'll make it the world's first side-scrolling movie,how cool would that be?
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Hopefully he'll leave RONIN alone now.
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That is all.
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The Nintendo version was the only good one. Why make a movie of this crap? If you want to adapt a video game there are way better choices available. Gears of War comes to mind.
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kinda makes you wish for Paul WS to direct. But i guess it's time another crappy guy should have his turn.
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Would have liked to see an awesome AVP but well...you know. I just don't understand how when you have a property rich with mythology and detail that already has an amazing amount of fans worldwide,how can you look at that and say " well,thats an ok place to start but we're going to completely change everything so that even the most casual of fan doesn't have a problem understanding what's going on". It's not enough to take a property like AVP and turn it into a kick ass action flick,some dumb ass studio head tells dumb ass producer to tell dumb ass writer to make sure this is a movie people can take there dates too. That turns into female lead and main bad guy/hero Predator having some kind of bizzare sexual tension towards each other....fucking stupid. Just rent the games and develop them into some on screen action.
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if they're still using Anderson's script. If you really think about it, his terrible writing is 75% of why his movies suck. Look at Event Horizon, his 'best' movie. He didn't write it. He can point and shoot as well as any run of the mill director. Anyway, I'm sure White is a better director than Anderson, so this elevates the project a little bit, but it's still built on a foundation of shit.
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I like Symphony of the Night's music, too. Although that could be considered covered under the title of my post. Classic video game, does everything right in terms of what makes a game fun to play IMHO.
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Oh SNAP!
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The release of the Paul W.S. Anderson collection on HD-DVD sealed the deal! Bring on Blood Rayne 3!!!!
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It's pretty damn effective when it wants to be...the imagery of the "Chaos Dimension" through the audio clips and ships log playback...pretty hard core without being torture porn graphic. It's more of a psychological thriller than a pure horror flick. Give it another look if you haven't seen it in a while. The only character I really can't stand is Kathleen Quinlan's knockoff of Veronica Cartwright's character from "Alien".
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But it was a good movie. Sure I have seen similar stories before in other films. But Stomp The Yard had a good visual look to it, it featured top notch dancing and stepping, and in the end you really feel like you are right there at the competition rooting for DJ. I think he can do a better job that Worthless Shit Anderson. This is good news.
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Paul WS Anderson dropped out of the director's chair on Castlevania months ago. That said he is still producing it and they are moving forward with HIS screenplay, so I don't see what everyone is excited about. Anderson isn't really a bad director, but he's a horrible screenwriter and that's why most of his movies end up being trash. Last time we had someone else direct an Anderson screenplay we got Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Now if White is a solid director, then we have a chance of this turning out decently, but unless he rewrites Anderson's screenplay then we aren't going to get a good film out of this.
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The beginning of the film with the Mad Max looking dance off, crazy music, and interesting characters was really well done. It was almost hipnoticthe way everything flowed with the bead. And "crayotic", did you even see the movie before u bashed it? Because when you say stuff like "Sure, a movie that's essentially about river-dancing (BUT LOOK IT'S HIP BECAUSE BLACK KIDS ARE DOING IT, AMIRITE??)" is not an accurate description about African American Fraternity/Sorority Stepping which is what this film is about.
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I meant to write... It was almost hipnotic with the way everything flowed with to the beat in that scene.
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GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !! GOD OF WAR !!
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The article says "White, who's repped by WMA and Principato Young, will work with Anderson on a rewrite." So Anderson will be involved.
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That is all.
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Cool game!
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same as all other adaptations of Japanese games. They should have gone that route with Resident Evil as well. At least they're doing it right with Devil May Cry...
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And Bubble Bobble, Captain Skyhawk, Super Glove Ball?
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The making of this movie reaches new levels of stupidy. First off, Castlevania was already made. It was called Helsing and it sucked (I know it did and I´ve never even seen it).Second, ALL videogame movies suck. Mortal Kombat sucked then and it sucks now. Third, the ONLY videogame to movie that had a chance of being good was Resident Evil (directed by Romero) and they fucked that up. FUCK HOPE.
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and get Peter Jackson to direct. That is all.
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Too bad it'll never happen now.
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videogame? A suggestion for an Escape From Ney York game was made a while back, and that could be great.
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...is what I meant.
Skimn, they´ve made and will continue to make videogames out of everything- no input needed there. -
I would be worried about a Zelda film though. Nintendo probably wouldn't let it happen.
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I fucking loved that movie. And if WS is out as director of Castlevania. I say good. Worst director ever. Castlevania at this point would suck no matter what, though. To me it always seemed better off as a 1990's Evil Dead-type film; cheap and funny.
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Need I remind you that an ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK/Snake plissken game was bandied about and even advertised with the Special Edition: EFNY Dvd from a year or 2 ago(supposedly NAMCO was doing it with Russell and Carpenter supplyng voice work), but it has yet to materialize, much like the supposed anime in the works.
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Can't wait. Really.
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I just want to see some chick dressed as Princess Lana with the big, 80's hairstyle.
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big chunks all over the place. Visually, it's pretty damn impressive, but the characters are cliche, and the plot is way lame. This is an anime that only the most hardcore weaboo would like. SO... I guess your point is moot.
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Jun 14, 2007 11:56:34 PM CDT
WS Anderson has a WEAK imagination & he's short-sighted
by george newman
His greatest weakness is that he writes his own films.
He has access to fantastic source material, but he has severe tunnel vision when it comes to fully realizing the potential in the movies. His ideas are poor and short-sighted. He handicaps himself, tying one hand behind his back all because he wants to write the films by himself, with out anyone else's help.
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Very eh. I'm indifferent about this. To me a Castlevania movie sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I'll be surprised if this turns out to be decent.
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The Dvorgi are creatures from folklore, but they're more like the house elves in "Harry Potter". But both do serve their masters.
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