Lament of Innocence

Got a tip so fast it was almost a rebuttal from Dana Danger over at the excellent Wet Streets: Paul W.S. Anderson is indeed off Castlevania as director, but will collaborate on a rewrite with the new director, Sylvain White, whose Stomp the Yard is better regarded than its IMDb rating would indicate. White's other feature work is two sequels out of two: Trois 3 [ed: 9]: The Escort and I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer.

I went to school with the guy, but didn't really know him. Seemed like a good enough guy based on two conversations and a handful of classes.

Also, I would like to be the first person to make a CaSylvainia joke in print. Thank you.

Harmony of Dissonance

Recent rumors indicate that Paul W.S. Anderson may have left the upcoming adaptation of the Castlevania video game series, casting doubt on the project's future. The script was Anderson's, and chief producers were Anderson and production partner Jeremy Bolt, so this may hit the reset button on that whole particular symphony of the night.

This is not to be confused with Castlevania: Dracula's Curse, an animated trilogy based on Castlevania III (NES) and currently in the scripting stage from talented British comics-and-more scribe Warren Ellis.