4. Castlevania: Bloodlines
Okay, admittedly this is a bit of a cheat. Netflix already has the Castlevania animation on lock, but when are the Belmonts, or in this case Belmont descendant John Morris, or Eric Lecarde, jumping to the silver screen? Sadly, the closest thing Castlevania fans have gotten to a live-action adaptation was the Hugh Jackman vehicle, Van Helsing. Castlevania has everything an action-horror franchise could need to make it successful, even outside the name recognition, but Bloodlines stands out as an entry that would be especially fun as a film.
The game itself takes place in 1917, amid WWI, which is a little different from the revolutionary era of Castlevania: Nocturne on Netflix. On top of that, you have a double dose of Dracula tie-ins with John Morris, son of Quincey Morris from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, who now wields the Vampire Killer whip. There’s also the villain Elizabeth Bartley, who is at least loosely based on Elizabeth Bathory. It remains uncertain if they are, in fact, the same person. Bloodlines presented something outside of the usual Castlevania setting and that could set it apart from the magic that Studio Trigger is making over for TV.
