Avatar Star Sam Worthington to Play Dracula?

According to a report from Entertainment Weekly, Sam Worthington (star of a little movie you may have heard of called Avatar) is in talks to play Dracula in the forthcoming Dracula: Year Zero.

The vampire flick will take a look into the Count’s early years in Transylvania. Alex Proyas (director of I, Robot) will produce Dracula: Year Zero, which is scheduled for a summer 2011 release.

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