"Dracula" May Be In Legendary's Future

Above, Bela Lugosi in Universal's 1931 "Dracula."

It appears that Legendary Pictures might be coming on board for Universal's Dracula project.

Variety.com is reporting:

The producer of monster movies like “Godzilla” and “Pacific Rim” is wasting no time in choosing which films he wants to make at Universal Pictures, with “Dracula” poised to become the first high-profile project his Legendary Entertainment will co-finance with the studio. The film, directed by Gary Shore and starring Luke Evans and Dominic Cooper, is already in production and slated for release Aug. 8, 2014.  Legendary is in discussions with U executives about coming aboard the project.

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