Russell Crowe in Early Talks to Star in DRACULA Re-Imagining, HARKER

[Wangman Page]

Russell Crowe is reportedly in early talks to star in Jaume Collet-Serra’s Dracula re-imagining, Harker. As we reported last year, Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy‘s script changes Jonathan Harker from a lawyer to a Scotland Yard detective who’s trying to find who’s behind a series of grisly murders (Hint: It’s Dracula). The project began to gain momentum, but then Warner Bros. moved Collet-Serra to the adaptation of Akira after Albert and Allen Hughes dropped off the project. But Vulture reports that since Akira has run into budget issues (along with even less of a reason to exist after Chronicle), the studio may try to make Harker first and then move the director back to Akira.

Hit the jump for what could keep Crowe from hunting down Dracula.

Harker may have to wait if it wants Crowe for the lead. He’s currently at work playing Javert in Tom Hooper‘s adaptation of Les Miserables, and he’s circling Darren Aronofsky‘s biblical epic, Noah. Since Noah is still trying to get financing together, Harker could swoop in and take Crowe if he decides he wants to slay a vampire. Crowe is also attached to star in Albert Hughes’ Broken City and Akiva Goldsman‘s Winter’s Tale.

I hope Akira gets made. This could be interesting, but it sounds like another reboot.

 

[Postman Dave]

Every other story I seem to read is a film with Crowe's name attached to it. Would it be wrong of me to say I don't think he's that good?

 

[Wangman Page]

Every other story I seem to read is a film with Crowe's name attached to it. Would it be wrong of me to say I don't think he's that good?

I kind of agree with you on that one. The last movie I enjoyed with him attached to it was Gladiator.

 

[Postman Dave]

Don't get me wrong, he's good but not good enough for this sort of demand.

Gladiator's the only film I can remember really enjoying him in too.

 

[Wangman Page]

Don't get me wrong, he's good but not good enough for this sort of demand.

Gladiator's the only film I can remember really enjoying him in too.

He did well as that really smart guy A Beautiful Mind too.

 

[TroyTheAverage]

I enjoy Russell Crowe's work. The only terrible movie I think I have ever watched him in was Master and Commander. That movie was just terrible and not even Crowe could save that one.