Paul W.S. Anderson had serious ambitions when it came to his big screen adaptation of the ‘80s Nintendo game, “Castlevania.” It was going to span hundreds of years, from fifteenth century Transylvania to the European trenches of World War II, yet also would somehow still be an origin story focusing on the genesis of the feud between Dracula and the Belmonts, the family tasked with battling the vampire and his clan.

That was several years ago, before the writers’ strike and then the sale of Rogue Pictures interrupted Anderson’s plan to bring “Castlevania” to theaters. Now, with the script getting the rewrite treatment and a new director set to helm the flick, Anderson is considerably (and understandably) more tight-lipped when it comes to dishing out details, as MTV News discovered during a recent conversation. Read more...

Dust off your rocker switches and joysticks, because Hollywood seems to be all about video games this week -- well, video games and comic books. Today's Dailies feature gaming's most famous vampire hunter, as well as plenty of news from Comic-Con, with "Roger Rabbit 2," "Alice in Wonderland," and much more.

-- James Wan, who helped launch the wonderful world of the "Saw" movies now gets to bring famous vampire hunter Simon Belmont to theaters, as he writers and directs a film version of the classic Konami video game "Castlevania." (Blood Disgusting)

-- Producer Lornezo di Bonaventura says his team has "crafted a really strong, deep mythology" for their film adaptation for the really classic video game "Asteroids." (IGN) Read more...

News today on "Captain America," "Castlevania," and "G.I. Joe" highlight our links of the day, along with the tragic death of an online entertainment legend.

- Marvel studio chief talks "Captain America," "Wolverine," "Avengers" and more. (ComingSoon)

- Rock on! Russell Mulcahy to helm "Scorpion King 2." (Shock Till You Drop)

- Know what's going on with "G.I. Joe?" Producer talks status of anticipated flick. And knowing is half the battle. (IGN)

- Classic video game "Castlevania" snares a director. "Stomp the Yard" helmer Sylvain White to join the Belmonts in stomping out vampires. (Variety)

- David Goyer to write and direct another "Invisible" movie. No, not that one...an update of the H.G. Wells classic. (Variety)

- Jeff Daniels and Andy Samberg lend their voices to "Space Chimps." (Variety)

- Carice Van Houten to play Tom Cruise's wife in Bryan Singer's Nazi flick "Valkyrie." (CHUD)

- Editor's Note from Brian Jacks: Finally and sadly, a fond farewell to my good friend Daniel Robert Epstein, whose thousands of interviews graced most of the online entertainment websites you read, but in particular UGO, SuicideGirls, FilmStew and Newsarama. At one point or another, you've read his amazing work, and he'll be very, very missed. (UGO / ComingSoon / CHUD)