Biopic on the young Bela Lugosi in development with Ed Wood’s writers for Universal Pictures

Biopic on the young Bela Lugosi in development with Ed Wood’s writers for Universal Pictures

A new biopic that chronicles the early life of a horror icon Beautiful Lugosi is in the works at Universal Pictures and could be a film that horror fans will definitely want to sink their teeth into.

The film is being developed by Appian Way Productions, the company run by Leonardo DiCaprio AND Jennifer Davisson.

The film will explore Lugosi’s rise from Hungarian immigrant to legendary actor, capturing the rapid rise that led to his iconic performance as Dracula.

The screenplay was written by Scott Alexander AND Larry Karaszewskithe duo behind Ed Wood, the acclaimed Tim Burton film that saw Martin Landau play the Oscar-winning role of an older Lugosi.

Unlike Ed Wood, which focused on Lugosi’s final years, this new project aims to highlight earlier, lesser-known chapters of the actor’s life.

It will dive into his acting career, his journey to America, his Broadway success in Dracula and the impact of his Hollywood debut in the classic 1931 film adaptation.

The story will also address the pivotal moment in Lugosi’s career, when he turned down the role of Frankenstein’s Monster, a decision that opened the door for Boris Karloff and marked the beginning of Lugosi’s professional decline and personal difficulties.

I love Hollywood history and Lugosi’s story is fascinating and will make a great movie! I’m excited to see how this movie turns out.

While Universal has yet to officially comment, multiple sources report that the film has been quietly in development for nearly two years.

Manufacturers Alex Cutler AND Darryl Marshakwho have been carrying out a Lugosi project since their adolescence, are involved. Marshak worked with DiCaprio early in both of their careers.

Alexander and Karaszewski are known for creating unconventional, character-driven stories that offer deeply human portraits of cultural figures.

Their filmography also includes The People vs. Larry Flynt, The man on the moon, Big eyes, Dolemite is my nameAND History of American crime. Most recently, they wrote a Grateful Dead biopic for Apple.

With Halloween just around the corner, the news of revisiting the origins of one of cinema’s most iconic monsters seems perfectly timed.

Lugosi may have been considered Dracula, but there’s no denying the shadow he cast over horror cinema, a shadow that continues to loom nearly a century later.

by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant

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