MGM, Bron and producers Deon and Roxanne Avent Taylor are teaming for a remake of 1972 blaxploitation horror classic “Blacula”.
The new version will be primarily set in a metropolitan city post-coronavirus pandemic. The story follows an ancient African prince who is cursed by Dracula after he fails to agree to end the slave trade.
Blacula is entombed and awakens two centuries later ready to avenge the death of his ancestors and of those responsible for robbing his people of their work, culture and heritage as they appropriated it for profit.
Deon Taylor will direct the project, based on a script co-written with Micah Ranum. Roxanne Avent Taylor and Aaron L. Gilbert are producing.
Source: Vulture
