Dracula Could Be Legendary In More Ways Than One at Universal

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Legendary Pictures, the company behind this year's Pacific Rim and Man of Steel, recently left Warner Bros. for Universal.

Variety reports that the first project the two companies might collaborate on is the upcoming Dracula film which is slated to open August 8, 2014. Formerly known as Dracula Year Zero, the film is starring Luke Evans and is directed by Gary Shore.

If Thomas Tull of Legendary decides to board Dracula, and his company pumps a bit of money into the budget, it could shape the film a bit creatively. That's not to say the film is in a good or bad place currently, but Legendary might add a bit of flourish to it to suit their desires.

Variety adds that Legendary could also collaborate on Jurassic Park 4, shooting next year, and the upcoming Mummy film at Universal.

Said to explore the origin of the character, Dracula weaves vampire mythology with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler. It seeks to depict Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war.