Sorry, but I'm really not stoked (pardon the pun). The story has been done countless times before and Argento's recent track record leaves more than a lot to be desired. Why on Earth did he not do FRANKENSTEIN instead? There hasn't been a decent FRANKENSTEIN film in years and his proposed retool from the 70s (which I'm pretty sure he collaborated on with Luigi Cozzi) was supposed to transpose the events of Mary Shelley's novel to Nazi Germany and sounds way more interesting that another round with the Count...
I must disagree here I'm afraid. Frankenstein has been adapted a lot in recent years, including the exquistly faithful Hallmark film
Frankenstein (2004). No-one has tried making a straight Dracula film in a long time - the 1992 Gary Oldman film is probably the last attempt to adapt the original story without (too) many changes.
Not that is to say that it needs re-doing, particularly not in 3-D, a lothsome prospect if ever there was one. I think Argento in his prime could have made a very good Dracula film, although with the exception of Phantom he has not done any period horror work and I think an updating of the story might have been more fitting to his talents.
