Universal Pictures has sunk its teeth into "Dracula Year Zero," a spec script written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless reports the trades.
The story chronicles the epic origin of Dracula, weaving vampire mythology with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler. It depicts Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war, repositioning him more as a vengeful hero than the monster seen in Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel.
Universal was home to the original 1931 "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi. Michael De Luca will produce.
