Source: Hollywood Reporter

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures has sunk its teeth into DRACULA YEAR ZERO, a spec written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. Michael De Luca is producing.

The script 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 novel.