Dracula gets medieval on you

Winona Ryder and Gary Oldman
in 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'Director Alex Proyas recently told Moviehole his next project will be a re-interpretation of the Dracula myth entitled "Dracula Year Zero."

As the title suggests, Proyas' film will explore the bloodthirsty Count's origins. It will be a "medieval epic" incorporating elements of the real-life Vlad the Impaler's story, according to Proyas.

"Well, it's actually a composite of that," Proyas said, "of the origins of the legend, and the Bram Stoker. You could see it as a prequel to Bram Stoker's novel, in some ways. All the cool bits out of Francis Coppola's 'Dracula.' You can see it that way as well."

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)