Resident Evil Helmer Travels to Castlevania

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Paul W.S. Anderson, who developed a name for turning videogames into feature films such as RESIDENT EVIL and MORTAL COMBAT, has been hired by Steven Paul's Crystal Sky Pictures to turn Konami videogame franchise CASTLEVANIA into a feature, reports VARIETY.

Anderson will write and direct the film. Paul and Crystal Sky president Benedict Carver will produce alongside Impact Pictures’ Anderson and Jeremy Bolt.

The story will chronicle the origins of Dracula and the vampire-hunting Belmont Clan. Mid-2006 is set for production to start and no cast has yet been set.

source: vfxworld