Though I tire of the recent slate of vampire films as much as most of you probably have, I thought this one at least had a pretty good concept behind it: Shock Till You Drop reports that at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival Stealth Media Group is going to be shopping around Fangs of War, a movie that sets Bram Stoker’s Dracula during World War II. The script was written by Geoffrey Gunn (Siren) and Jim Donovan (Pure, Provocateur) is attached to direct. This is definitely a concept that could turn out to be entertaining with enough money behind it… after all, we all know that horror films with great ideas behind them can ultimately fail if the budget isn’t there, so good luck in Berlin!
The movie’s website features the above teaser poster and a few casting announcements — Celina Jade (The Man With the Iron Fist) as Anna Van Helsing and Gabriel Freilich (Dark Shadows) as Nazi Vampire Mundt, but it’s obviously very early in the production process. The film is expected to shoot in June and already has Canadian, Chinese, and German investors involved, which shows that Germans have no problem making a Nazi Dracula movie. Awesome. Take a look at the plot synopsis below:
The Year Is 1944
The Nazi Supernatural Division has taken Castle Dracula and set up a secret lab there with one purpose and one purpose only: unlock the secret behind the legendary Count Dracula’s immortality.
The Allies however aren’t blind to the Nazi’s ambition, thanks to their man behind enemy lines, OSS agent RM Renfield. But when Renfeld goes dark in Transylvania, it’s up to Lieutenant Jonathan Harker to bring him back, along with the vital “intel” discovered at Castle Dracula.
Begrudgingly, Harker accepts the mission and travels with Dr. John Seward to Romania, where they meet up with members of Harker’s old covert ops team: Texas sharpshooter Quincey Morris and the beautiful and brainy Anna Van Helsing.
Together they plan a daring assault on Castle Dracula, but there’s more than just Nazis waiting for them behind the castle walls. Dracula himself and his blood-lusting Brides have a plan of their own, and they will stop at nothing to see it come to fruition. It will take every ounce of strength and every shred of ingenuity that Harker and his team possess if they’re to survive the night and stop both the Nazis and Dracula from reaching their goals…
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