It was announced in March 2020 that Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation, Destroyer) would be directing a new take on Dracula for Blumhouse Productions, with Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay (The Invitation) writing the script. Alas, THR reports this week that Kusama’s Dracula project has been killed weeks before production.
THR’s report indicates, “Miramax is said to have exited, torpedoing what would have been a modern take on the mythos.” Production on the film was to begin next month.
The Hollywood Reporter also reveals that the film was going to be titled Mina Harker, which is new information we hadn’t previously been privy to. Additionally, Jasmine Cephas Jones was to star as the Mina Harker character, “who meets Dracula in modern day Los Angeles.”
Deadline’s report, meanwhile, notes that “sources say Miramax exited over creative differences with the filmmaker. The crew was informed hours ago.”
Deadline also adds some more plot information, “The movie was to be set in contemporary Los Angeles, centering on protagonist Mina Harker, who plays opposite Dracula in the movie, with the classic Bram Stoker protagonist going by the name of Vladimir in the film.”
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