US EditionAppian Way Developing Biopic Of Young Bela Lugosi For Universal; ‘Ed Wood’s Scott Alexander And Larry Karaszewski Scripting
The biopic will explore Bela Lugosi's immigration from Hungary and rise to fame as Dracula, highlighting his early career and challenges, with a script by award-winning writers.
- Appian Way Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, is developing a Bela Lugosi biopic for Universal Pictures with producers Jennifer Davisson, Michael Hampton, Alex Cutler, and Darryl Marshak.
- Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski are scripting the project and are known for award-winning 'anti-biopic' work, including Tim Burton's Ed Wood; the film was pitched to Universal Pictures around two years ago.
- The screenplay chronicles Lugosi's immigration from Hungary and his rise as Dracula on Broadway and in Universal's 1931 film, then depicts his fall after declining the role of Frankenstein, which went to Boris Karloff.
- Producers Alex Cutler and Darryl Marshak have pursued a Lugosi film for years, with Marshak's early ties to DiCaprio and Appian Way's recent productions signaling high-profile development despite Universal representatives declining comment.
- Unlike the 1994 Ed Wood biopic, the new film centers on Lugosi's youth and meteoric rise, and with Halloween nearing, it could renew interest in Universal's monster pantheon.
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Appian Way Developing Biopic Of Young Bela Lugosi For Universal; ‘Ed Wood’s Scott Alexander And Larry Karaszewski Scripting
EXCLUSIVE: Appian Way Productions, the production company of Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson, has teamed with producers Alex Cutler and Darryl Marshak to develop a Universal Pictures biopic of Bela Lugosi, the Hungarian star of stage and screen who originated the iconic role of Dracula both on Broadway and in the classic 1931 Universal horror […]
Oscar-winning and three-time Golden Globe-winning Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way Productions, would produce a biopic about Bela Lugosi, who became one of the most talked-about actors in the world thanks to the 1931 Dracula film adaptation that also featured the Szekler people, reports Deadline, citing multiple sources. Universal has not yet confirmed the news, but information obtained by the newspaper indicates that the idea …
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Leonardo DiCaprio Developing Biopic About Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi will be rising from the crypt thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio, who is planning a biopic about the legendary Hungarian actor who originated the role of Dracula in the classic 1931 film. The upcoming biopic is being developed by DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions in tandem with Universal Pictures, according to Deadline, which broke the story this week.DiCaprio’s film will focus on the youthful Lugosi, who was born as Béla Ferenc Dezső Blask…
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