Nomadland director Chloé Zhao is giving Universal’s classic blood-sucking monster Dracula new life, a new movie that will be a futuristic sci-fi western, Variety reports. Zhao will be writing, directing, and producing it.
I’ve always been fascinated by vampires and the concept of the Other they embody,” Zhao said in a release. “I’m very excited to work with Donna [Langley], Peter [Cramer] and the team at Universal to reimagine such a beloved character.” Zhao states.
Firstborn in Bram Stoker’s legendary 1897 novel, Dracula has been featured in many series and films and been played by many actors including Bela Lugosi in the ’30s, followed by Christopher Lee, Luke Evens, and Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1992. The question remains, for now, who will play the famous vampire in this film?
It should be noted that Universal isn’t the only studio that is currently working on a movie featuring Dracula. Blumhouse Productions is also currently in development on their own movie with Karyn Kusama (Destroyer) directing from the script penned by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay.
We’ll keep you posted.
