CastleVania ANIMATED MOVIE. UPDATED: 08/16/09 CONCEPT ART are IN!!!

Graphic novelist Warren Ellis is currently working on the straight-to-DVD animated Castlevania flick. Konami's Koji (call me "IGA") Igarashi, who only makes Castlevania games, is involved and adding his two cents to the project. Blogs Ellis:

"The film is, of course, set in Wallachia in 1476. We've worked with Koji Igarashi to get the film solidly inside the Castlevania timeline, and he's approved everything I came up with, including some new embroidering to the timeline. To make it work as a film, I had to introduce new backstory, and I went through five drafts of the premise and three of the full outline to get the material where IGA wanted it. He remains absolutely passionate about Castlevania. After eight rewrites of pre-production material, I remain absolutely passionate about beating the crap out of IGA in a dark alleyway one day."

Thx to kotaku Re-write galore on CV anime :D

Also.. Grant Danasty is not on teh film and in this blog is why...

Also that same site made a blog saying taht is going to be a Trilogy :shock: :shock: :D:D::D

and extra: Castlevania is not for children :twisted:

see u around :D

Awesome. Great find, chang. Since Iga is firmly in the footholds of this endeavor, I can safely say it will roast marshmallows in the ensuing spontaneous combustions associated with it's release.

Translation: It's gonna kick major fanney. 

Oh, WOW ....

This thing sounds like it could actually be really good!

indeed guys... this could be the movie that we all are waiting for and that anderson may not be able to give us :D:Dchang_1910

oh...you are right Zero.. i should said "WON`T be able to give us" :lol: :lol:

Well it seems that the 1st peek to the screenplay is out :D:D:D (as it says in the blog linked below it could change..)

as always thx to Dracula`s curse for the blog

First Draft Excerpt

one word.. weird....

that was by far the weirdest thing i have ever read in my lifealucard1137

i sooooooooooo agree.....

does anyone even understand this??... and how is that related to the belmonts???? according to kotaku is :?

i quote... from here

Today, however, Ellis finally gives us a look at a portion of the screenplay's first draft. While Trevor Belmont, the featured vampire hunter, is present but remains tight-lipped you'll want to stick around for the goat ****

Well... Walter Ellis has post a new blog... announce this... i quote:

I'll have this beast finished by the weekend if it kills me.

Or preferably someone else.

Maybe my producer.

W

here

Well Warren Ellis is DONE with the screenplay :D:D

from here i quote the blog productiion posted...

Screenplay completed and delivered.

Historic Cinematic Innovations therein include coining of the phrase snake-**** crazy."

Now begins the real horror.

W

:D i know.. it does not say much but they would not spoiled it for us.

This animated movie is closer and closer... :D:D

The animated movie of Castevania (based on CV: Dracula`s Curse) would not be affected by the strike of writers, as
Warren explain on his blog. I quote him:

I'm not Writers Guild of America, animation is largely not covered by WGA (which is, of course, one of their issues), and the production company isn't a WGA-signatory company and is therefore not a struck entity. I can continue to perform services on CASTLEVANIA without scabbingWARREN

As always thx to castlevaniadraculascurse.com for keep us posted on this :)

So :D....

Adult script aproved... Ellis was serious when he said "CASTLEVANIA is, therefore, Not For Children"

I quoted from his last blog:

Well, the notes on the screenplay came in this week. And I'm happy to say that they're minimal, and easily dealt with. (And no-one's said a thing about the swearing, the violence or the now-infamous **** Scene.)

In real terms, this means that we'll have a locked script in five weeks or so. And that's the point at which we commence the visual development in earnest. We all said from the beginning that everything has to emanate from the script, and our original conception of a videogame-derived film that was 1) a film for adults and 2) a good film first and a videogame-movie second.

Also, a film where bastards explode when they get whipped, people get set on fire, and Alucard has no clothes on. Because girls and gay men need fan service too.

Anyway, I'll be back next month after we've got the script locked, and I guess we'll get into the subject of visual development from there. Happy new year, and I'll see you on the other side.

W.

Eveything sound great... exc maybe the goat part (kind of weird, but may be a funny touch.. ) anyway, the part of: "....Alucard has no clothes on" WOO HOO!!!!!!! YAMY.... :twisted: :P

so..... thouhgt?

hellow.. I can not believed I completely forgot to post this.. is old.. but.. :oops: sorry...

I quoted from the official website of this...

"Sorry for the lack of updates. Warren delivered the revised draft of the script in early June. It has generated inquiries from some interested in releasing Castlevania as an animated feature film instead of a direct to DVD. Discussions are ongoing."

that was the last bllog entry on August 22nd..

So maybe no action-movie worth wtaching... but an animated movie, directed by Ellis and in "close" relation with IGA.. I like...

Sounds what the real life movie should be doing.... working with IGA.Conver

:lol: yea, but anderson is too $@$#@%^@ to thing of that.

The best of all would be a CG movie like RE: Degeneration, but this animated one sounds pretty good.Icemael

I tink that it can be AWESOME.. :)

animated movies tend to be better then real ones, they can do better with budget that real ones can't doelbert_b_23

yeap.. good point...

I hope they release this one on Blue-ray. :P This would look freaking sweet on my HD tv on my PS3 :P

I want a release date!!!!! and a trailer... or at least a teaser.. :P

decided to bring this one to live, for those new members that do not know this is happening (hopefully, still hapening)

enjoy.... 

and Bloody hell... NO UPDATES since August 2008 :cry:

There is an update, but not on the animated one.

The director of the Saw franchise is making a movie. A castlevania movie. 

Hey, it beats Paul.

Adult Script approved, not for children...dirty? what kind of genre does this fit into? j/k

but there is a flickering light of hope...therefore, HUZZAH!!

I'm looking forward for this movie.

If it follows the Castlevania story, I will have no problem with it.

And they should really add many monsters, or I will not like it :twisted:

Adult Script approved, not for children...dirty? what kind of genre does this fit into? j/k

but there is a flickering light of hope...therefore, HUZZAH!!HushRong

so far is a mix of hentai and horror... so like pet shop anime or XXXHolix :lol: 

yea, it sound good, I just wish for some update.. :roll:

i just hope its 100% anderson free elbert_b_23

oh my dear friend we all do....

I'm looking forward for this movie.ndanix1

yeap, this is the one that most of us are putting our hope on... :oops:

[QUOTE="HushRong"]Adult Script approved, not for children...dirty? what kind of genre does this fit into? j/k

but there is a flickering light of hope...therefore, HUZZAH!!chang_1910

so far is a mix of hentai and horror... so like pet shop anime or XXXHolix :lol:

Wait... what...? :shock: 

[QUOTE="chang_1910"][QUOTE="HushRong"]Adult Script approved, not for children...dirty? what kind of genre does this fit into? j/k

but there is a flickering light of hope...therefore, HUZZAH!!Conver

so far is a mix of hentai and horror... so like pet shop anime or XXXHolix :lol:

Wait... what...? :shock: 

I'm not sure either, but I know I'll have a thing of vaseline in my pocket when I see the movie.

y'know. Just in case.

I was more shocked in Changs anime history. :P But I guess vaseline would be good for you.. :3 Long as you dont go see it in the theaters prepared like that (if it went to theaters [i doubt])Conver

:lol: I started xxxHolic but it was too much ecchi, almost hentai.. so.. dropped..

and semi have you found anything at all about this project?? :? :(

I can personally confirm that it will be a movie. Furthermore, I can confirm it is animated.

[QUOTE="Conver"]I was more shocked in Changs anime history. :P But I guess vaseline would be good for you.. :3 Long as you dont go see it in the theaters prepared like that (if it went to theaters [i doubt])chang_1910

oh come on, its called xxxholic.

XXX usually equals porn, or a bad vin deisel movie.

Therefore, we can assume that xxxHolic = either pornholic or vin deiselholic. Presumably it is the one with more naughty bits.

... guys pls back to topic, get the anime discussion to the OffTopic thread. I just made a comparision :P 

I can personally confirm that it will be a movie. Furthermore, I can confirm it is animated. semianonymous

:lol:

... good... so we still know the same :lol:

It'll be nice if IGA makes it a part of the official timeline. Rather than a movie about one of the games.

Like RE: Degeneration.

It'll be nice if IGA makes it a part of the official timeline. Rather than a movie about one of the games.

Like RE: Degeneration.ShaunyP

yeap.... 

but I do admit that I`m happy as long as is close to the CV3 and I get to see amazing Simon in 3D properly done (I hope)

simon was not in cv3 do you mean trevornick004

oops.... sorry.... yeap.... Trevor... I actually i was thinking of Alucard :lol: but yea, I anyway doubt that he would be there. But if I get to see him for a tiny second :D:DD:D

why would alucard not be in the movie he is part of the story hes even a playable characternick004

I dunno... in the poster he was kind of too in the background, then again Dracula as well... I guess even thus I`m putting all my hopes on this one, I`m trying no to hyped myself too much :P

yeah. That was the most recent update on the official site in just under a year.

Also, for those who have not seen it

 Ahlookarduh

AWESOME!!!! and here is Sypha....

art so far looks amazing....