Director Karyn Kusama has teased her in the series Dracula, which also premiered on Netflix in January 2020. The series, which was met with mixed reviews, followed the vampire's origins in Eastern Europe and contained several differences from the novel. However, the show included facets of the original story that other adaptations had left out.
The new Dracula reboot will be based on the beloved novel by Bram Stoker. Dracula Untold starring Luke Evans. The latter created a new origin story for the iconic character, straying away from the story of Stoker's novel.
In an interview on her Dracula reboot will be different from other adaptations of Stoker's novel. When discussing her approach to the reboot, she states, "It’s a fairly faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel." She goes on to say:
I think something that gets overlooked in the adaptations of Dracula in the past is the idea of multiple voices. In fact, the book is filled with different points of view. And the one point of view we don’t get access to, and all most adaptations give access to, is Dracula himself. So I would just say in some respect, this is going to be an adaptation called Dracula, but it’s perhaps not the same kind of romantic hero that we’ve seen in the past… in past interpretations of Dracula.
Kusama has received acclaim for her previous films, including The Outsider, which premiered on the network earlier this year. The reboot, like The Invisible Man, will be a Blumhouse production, and will be written by Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay (The Invitation). The diversity of Kusama's work should be an asset to Dracula.
The idea of another Dracula adaptation isn't the most exciting prospect, but after the quality and success of Blumhouse's The Invisible Man, the idea has become considerably more appealing. The fact Kusama will be taking the reigns of the reboot is highly encouraging, especially since her work on Jennifer's Body and The Invitation showcased her skills within the horror genre. It's also refreshing to hear she'll be approaching the story differently, giving the Dracula character more mystique than audiences are used to. It'll be fascinating to see what the director and her creative team do with the material when Dracula finally hits theaters.
Source: The Kingcast (via Bloody Disgusting)
