2023-07-08 15:14:47
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By: Samuel M | 07-08-23
Not many remember that in the year 2009 it was revealed that James Wana director who had made a name for himself in those years for films like SAW, decided to embark on the adventure of adapting Castlevania, the iconic Konami franchise. And he was not only going to direct it, he was also going to write the script. The incredible thing is that among his main candidates was Nicholas Cage to interpret the dracula.
Yes, before Cage plays the well-known character in ‘Renfield‘, we were close to seeing him showing off his performance as the villain of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Wow revived the memory through social networks after he posted a photograph of Nicolas Cage with the makeup he used in Renfield commenting that the two talked at the time.
Unfortunately the project ended up being cancelled, since nothing was ever achieved. However, there are records that up to two scripts were prepared that in addition to involving the ‘Prince of Darkness’, we were going to have two legendary characters from the franchise.
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According Colliderthe first story created would have followed Simon Belmont, a member of the prestigious vampire hunting family, who would find himself fighting against the dark forces of Dracula in his domain. A simple plot, reminiscent of the adventure in video games.
He second dash It would have focused on Trevor Belmont, the first member of the family to defeat Dracula, being one of the most well-known and beloved faces for fans of the franchise. Although the tape did not end up taking place, we would have to wait many years to see an animated adaptation on Netflix that caused good comments, and a sequel called ‘Castlevania: Nocturne‘, starring Richter Belmont.
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