Ever sinceSebastian Stancasually revealed he has thrown his hat into the casting ring forKaryn Kusama’s upcomingDraculaBlumhouse monster movie, it’s all I’ve been able to think about. Granted, it’s been about two hours since I discovered this nugget of news, so I’ve been on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. Oh, you haven’t heard this news yet? Well, let’s break it down.
While speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterearlier this week about his new indieEndings, Beginnings, Stan offhandedly revealed he connected with hisDestroyerdirector on therecently announcedDraculafeature. Since the newDraculamovie was only confirmed in March of this year and came just before the entertainment industry shut down amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, production updates on this particular project have been slow to emerge. That is, until Stan told THR, “I already emailed her about that. I said, ‘You know I’m from Romania, right?’ and she goes, ‘Yes, yes, it’s very early — and there’s a pandemic. Hopefully, we’ll see you in four years.'”
Hopefully, indeed. Do I think Stan could convincingly play Dracula? Yes. Do I think he should play Dracula? Also yes! Look, you don’t go fromGossip GirltoCaptain America: The Winter SoldiertoRicki and the FlashtoI, Tonyawithout having some incredible range, okay? Stan has already proven numerous times he can do devilishly charming as well as menacing, mooding, and brooding time and time again. Why not go back to familiar territory inDracula? Plus, now that Stan has officially put this casting wish on the public record, I can envision approximately zero other actors playing the titular bloodsucker. So, by all means, cast this guy ASAP, please and thank you!
This forthcoming adaptation of theDraculastory is meant to expand the newest iteration of the Blumhouse monster movie universe, which 2020’sThe Invisible Manhelped revive. Since the newDraculamovie was only confirmed in March of this year and came just before the entertainment industry shut down amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, production updates on this particular project have been slow to emerge. This news via Stan will no doubt jolt awake fans of the MCU star, Kusama, or Blumhouse’s newest phase of its storied monster movie universe.
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