Ravenloft, the Movie

[MGibster]

Why wouldn’t they use Dracula, a similar but much better known and more popular—and copyright free—IP? There’s no advantage in using a more obscure vampire in a big gothic castle pining after a lost love in a Transylvania-esque land. You don’t need to use the lesser-known D&D version of Dracula when you can use the actual version of Dracula.

Who is the they? The filmmakers might use Strahd because WotC is willing to help finance the film. WotC might want to see a Strahd movie in the hopes of putting their under monetized IP to good use. D&D has a long history of flirting with mainstream media success.

 

[Zardnaar]

Who is the they? The filmmakers might use Strahd because WotC is willing to help finance the film. WotC might want to see a Strahd movie in the hopes of putting their under monetized IP to good use. D&D has a long history of flirting with mainstream media success.

I dont see WotC throwing good money after bad.

And Strahds essentially a Dracula knock off. I dont see anyone paying money to license him.

 

[overgeeked]

OP asked if it'd be a good movie. Not whether it's feasible.

That depends on everything between the idea and the release. Script, cast, director, special effects, competition, score, soundtrack, etc.

 

[Tonguez]

It would work better as a streaming series, IMO. I agree that the setting is the attraction, not discount Dracula.

But the setting is also pretty derivative, so you could do basically the same thing without paying WotC.

Penny Dreadful?

I think an Azalin Rex series could be interesting - Brilliant Draconian Lich Necromancer, who explores across the Domains of Ravenloft, gets in to ongoing conflicts with various Darklords, sets up his own Vampire Gestapo and then gets betrayed by it, all while fighting to escape from the Mist and overcome his own guilt and obsession

He's Not another Vampire, Lich have a distinct vibe, the story gets the Game of Throne politics and betrayal, Guilt and Obsession, Undead Horror, Magic and Weird 'Science', a wide exploration of different realms, and a metaplot driven by his quest to escape his Curse