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CASTLEVANIA

Draculas Curse The year is 1475 in the eastern European village of Lupu. Lisa

Tepes, doctor, and wife of Dracula is burned at the stake by theinquisition for heresy. Insane with rage, Dracula unleashes anarmy of night creatures to exact revenge and wipe humanity fromthe face of the Earth. No one is safe from the spreading malevolent

and immoral onslaught.

The worlds only hope is a trio of heroes who together may have thepower to defeat Dracula and his army.


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TREVOR BELMONT

Last of the legendary

Belmont family ofvampire hunters.


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SYPHA BELNADES

A holy speaker with

the power of theelements.


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ALUCARD

Half-human son of

Dracula and LisaTepes


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BACKGROUND New animated direct-to-video movie targeting 18-35 year

olds based on the Castlevania video-games series. First movie of the planned trilogy (Lord of the Rings). Epic

story and characters.

Written by acclaimed graphic novelist Warren Ellis.

Based on the classic Castlevania game, Castlevania III:Draculas Curse.

Notanime. In the tradition of 300 and Sin City.

Ancillary and merchandising opportunities.


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FACTS One Of The Longest Running (21 years), Most Popular Series In Videogame History.

Over 20,000,000 Copies Sold Worldwide.*60% in the US and Latin America*30% in Europe*10% in Asia

23 Titles Spanning The NES To The PS2 And Xbox

#4 In IGN Top 25 Videogame Franchiseshttp://wireless.ign.com/articles/749/749100p5.html

#15 In IGN Top 100 Games of All Timehttp://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_15.html
http://wireless.ign.com/articles/749/749100p5.htmlhttp://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_15.htmlhttp://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_15.htmlhttp://wireless.ign.com/articles/749/749100p5.html


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CASTLEVANIA SAGA OVERVIEW Loosely based on Dracula folklore, the

Castlevania series was one of the

progenitors of the gothic-horror genre invideogames. The earlier games wereplatformers focusing on the exploits of thewhip-wielding, vampire-hunting BelmontClan as players struggled to eliminate everylast trace of the supernatural from thisworld. The series saw a large change when

it made the leap to the 32-bit era withCastlevania: Symphony of the Night. Thatgame introduced what has been dubbed the"Metroidvania" style of gameplay (due to itssimilarities to the Metroid series), as well asRPG elements such as hit points, levelprogression, and spell casting. This formula

has further been expanded with the GameBoy Advance and Nintendo DS iterations inthe series. Castlevania is unquestionablyone of the most consistently jaw-droppingfranchises in the history of videogames.


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DID YOU KNOW? The average game playeris

33 years old and has beenplaying games for 12 years.

The average age of the most

frequent game buyeris 38years old. In 2007, 92 percentof computer game buyers and80 percent of console gamebuyers were over the age of

18.-ESA

(Entertainment Software Association)


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WARREN ELLIS (writer)Warren Ellis is one of the most prolific, read, and admired graphic novelists in the world and the creator of such popular series asTRANSMETROPOLITAN and THE AUTHORITY. He's got more than 50 graphic novels in print, from the decadent science fiction ofLAZARUS CHURCHYARD to the weird alternate histories of PLANETARY. He has more trade paperbacks in print than anyone else inthe American comic industry.

Winner of the International Horror Guild award for graphic narrative and listed twice in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY's 100 Most CreativePeople and ROLLING STONE's Hot Issue (where his work was described as "more influenced by Jesus and Mary Chain than by theJustice League, Ellis' characters fight for left-wing agendas over God and country, and kick puppies in the street") he concentrates oncreating and producing original material for comics and graphic novels. These include the successful graphic novels ORBITER,GLOBAL FREQUENCY and OCEAN.Currently, he is at work on an original TV series, DEAD CHANNEL, at AMC and is adapting the best-selling videogame, CASTLEVANIA,into an animated film.Warrens first novel, CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, was published by Harper Collins in August 2007 with his second novel, LISTENER, tofollow in 2008.

Warren lives in southern England with his partner, Niki, and their daughter, Lilith. He never sleeps.Notable Awards:

* 1999 Entertainment Weekly's Hot List* 2000 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Nominee - Best Writer: THE AUTHORITY* 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Nominee - Best Writer: ORBITER

* 2006 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee - Best Limited Series: OCEAN* 2007 Eagle Awards:* Favorite Comics Writer

* Favorite New Comic book (for Nextwave)* Favorite Comics Story (for Nextwave)* Favorite Comics Villain (for Dirk Anger)* Roll of Honour

* 2007 Entertainment Weekly's Hot List* Rolling Stone's Hot List 2000* Sidewise Award for Science Fiction

* International Horror Guild Award


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MOVIE SYNOPSISThe year is 1475 in the village of Lupu. A doctor named Lisa Tepes

treats a patient in her home medical facility. Suddenly, a group of angry

priests led by a Bishop show up at her front door and accuse her ofpracticing witchcraft. With the blessing of the villages inhabitants, theyviolently remove her from her home and burn her at the stake. Draculamagically appears before the villagers and warns them he will return in oneyear to exact his revenge for the killing of his wife. After Dracula gives thismessage to the people of Lupu through a magic mirror, a shadowy figureadvises him not to harm the innocent people who had nothing to do withLisas death. Dracula strikes the figure, possibly killing him

A year later in the city of Targoviste, the inhabitants listen to theArchbishop mock Dracula and celebrate the one-year anniversary of LisaTepesdeath. Dracula once again emerges, but this time releases his

monstrous minions onto the city. All Hell breaks loose and everyone is fairgame: men, women, and even children. The Archbishop meets his demisein the onslaught. Dracula then instructs his evil army to attack all of theother neighboring cities.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS CONTDElsewhere, our hero and last of the legendary Belmont vampire hunters,

Trevor Belmont, staggers out of a bar and comes across the city of Gresit. Gresit is

in the midst of an attack by Draculas armies. Fascinated by this spectacle, hedraws closer to the main gates and then to the market place square. It is now daytime and Draculas forces are not present because they only strike at night. Peopleattempt to keep up their daily rituals. After interacting with some of the traumatizedpopulation, Trevor is told an old legend of a sleeping hero underneath the city whowill awake to save the land when help is needed. Of course, this legend is highlydiscouraged by the Church. At that moment, Trevor saves an old man beingattacked by a group of priest cronies. The thankful old man known as the Elderreveals to Trevor he is part of a group of holy people called Speakers. The Eldertakes Trevor back to the Speaker lodgings, an old run down barn, to meet the otherSpeakers. The Speakers are in hiding because the church publically blamed themfor the demon invasion in order to cover up the truth that the church itself is reallyresponsible. The Speakers are generally a nomadic group, but have remained inGresit to assist her people. The Speakers are also staying because the ElderSpeakers granddaughter, a Speaker herself, went searching for the sleeping saviorunderneath the city, but has not returned. Feeling a sense of companionship withthe Speakers, Trevor proposes a deal: if he finds the Elders granddaughter, theSpeakers will leave and go to a safer place.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS CONTDTrevor travels though Gresit's catacombs to an underground hall. He

finds a statue of a woman with Speaker robes named Sypha. He is

attacked by a Cyclops that has the ability to shoot stone-turning rays out ofits eyes. Trevor kills it with his superior fighting skills. With the defeat ofthe Cyclops, the statue magically becomes flesh and blood. As Sypharegains consciousness, Trevor convinces her to leave with him and goback to her grandfather.

Trevor confronts the village headman known as the Domn and fails topersuade him to protect the Speakers. The Domn claims he is powerlessbecause the city is under the control of the Church. At his last point ofhopelessness, Trevor is escorted by some priest cronies and brought to theBishop who led the killing of Lisa Tepes. The Bishop orders Trevor toleave Gresit because he believes the Belmont family lineage is responsible

in part for the present carnage. The Bishop informs Trevor he willexterminate the Speakers as well. In one last attempt, Trevor pleads withthe Speakers to leave Gresit, but the Speakers refuse once again. Thistime, it is the Speakers who convince Trevor to stay and defend Gresit.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS CONTDThe priests storm the Speakers barn, but the Speakers are all gone,

safely hidden in the underground hall where Trevor fought the Cyclops.

While Trevor fights off the priest cronies, the people of Gresit finally cometo their senses and assist Trevor in combat. Draculas forces attack thecity as night falls. They sneak into the church and slay the Bishop. Thecivilians follow Trevor into battle and engage the demons for the first time,killing many in the process. While the battle ensues, the ground collapsesand Trevor and Sypha fall deep into the catacombs. They avoid manydeadly traps until they hit a central chamber. A coffin lies in the chamberwith pipes connected to it. Trevor accidentally stands on a flag stance andtriggers a mechanism that opens the coffin. A pale figure rises. He isAlucard, the shadowy figure from the beginning of the story who warnedDracula not to harm innocent people. Believing hes Dracula, Trevor

attacks him. Just before Alucard wins, he discloses to Sypha and Trevorhe is Draculas son and the prophesized sleeping savior. Alucard hasvowed to stop his fathers reign of terror because it is what his motherwould have wanted. All three of them leave the central chamber togetherready to confront Dracula.

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