Topic: Netflix Castlevania Animation: Cast Revealed

[Dracula9]

you don't see grant in the trailer because he's jerking off on the ceiling because he knows nobody can stop him

[AlexCalvo]

When this was invisioned as an amimated trilpdy Grant was to show up in part 2. So I figure he'll show up in the 2nd seaon.

[Chernabogue]

Isn't Grant the guy throwing knives?

Also, better be safe than sorry.

[theplottwist]

When this was invisioned as an amimated trilpdy Grant was to show up in part 2. So I figure he'll show up in the 2nd seaon.

Which is funny considering the long spiel Ellis gave about Grant being a bad character and not wanting him in at all on another post.

It seems he ended up adding Grant to escape the tsunami of hate.

[Dremn]

When this was invisioned as an amimated trilpdy Grant was to show up in part 2. So I figure he'll show up in the 2nd seaon.

I was under the impression this is only 4 episodes and season 2 is going to be an adaption of a different game.

[Kingshango]

I wouldn't be surprised if Grant is a no show, seems to be a running tradition to give Grant the shaft.

[AlexCalvo]

Warren Ellis initial script was for 90 minute animated movie, and it didn't even get into the castle. It was supposed to be a trilogy,  all about Dracula's Curse. That could have changed but I have seen no indication that season 2 will be about another game, though I would be cool with that.

[EstebanT]

REALLY... reaching for the hate now.  This is looking awesome.  I am so psyched, everybody looks right. Trevor is an awesome fusion of his CoD and Simon in MiD. Coy not be more stoked. Sypha looked perfect, and if alucard puts on a shirt I'm totally game.  Holy crap guys. ?

If it was directed at me... I wasn't hating. I don't think it looks bad. I understand it's because they have to animate them but they look pretty plain.
I'm glad Trevor isn't barbarian looking. Wonder what Iga thinks about it.

[Foffy]

Sypha looks gorgeous.

[EstebanT]

Sypha looks gorgeous.

No staff. But the hand thing looks pretty cool.

[Dremn]

Bets on the soundtrack having some remixes from Castlevania 3? Didn't they say they were going for rock n roll/heavy metal?

[Ratty]

Warren Ellis initial script was for 90 minute animated movie, and it didn't even get into the castle. It was supposed to be a trilogy,  all about Dracula's Curse. That could have changed but I have seen no indication that season 2 will be about another game, though I would be cool with that.

Dracula's Curse has one of the better stories in the series (with a pretty clear arc and canonical side characters to bounce off of) so hopefully they can at least get this one right since most others would be more of a challenge. Though there are some obvious exceptions like Bloodlines, Portrait of Ruin and Rondo of Blood.

I get a definite Vampire Hunter D mixed with a little Hellsing Ultimate feel from that trailer, and as a fan of both, this could be great. Just as long as the characters are portrayed well and the action and pacing are good.

As for Grant not being in it - eh, as a hardcore fan I'd miss him a bit but he is the least interesting of the original characters in my opinion. And especially without his potential ties to the Dănești family or Ferenc Nádasdy. I could see someone wanting to make a mini-series thinking the whole Pirate angle could be too distracting/tonally different.

[theplottwist]

As for Grant not being in it - eh, as a hardcore fan I'd miss him a bit but he is the least interesting of the original characters in my opinion. And especially without his potential ties to the Dănești family or Ferenc Nádasdy. I could see someone wanting to make a mini-series thinking the whole Pirate angle could be too distracting/tonally different.

Yeah but get this: Grant ain't a pirate.

Ellis made this mistake. "Grant is a pirate therefore Grant is silly."

Grant is a rebel who gathered others from the common people to fight Dracula. He's the ONLY guy on the group representing the common people and fighting to restore the land (as in "where people actually live and what they actually eat") of Wallachia. He's not fighting because some authority sent him or some vendetta. It's not so hard to make a character like this. But Ellis saw fit to bloat the story with characters nobody gives a shit about ("Priest of Gresit" who?)

I believe there's room for Grant. He deserves a revival of his character.

[Dremn]

Is that Simon??

[TheTextGuy]

Turns out Frederator is not animating this after all according to an animator who posts on NeoGAF:

http://www.studiomir.co.kr/en/

Huh.  That explains things (still gotta watch the Voltron on Netflix).

I believe there's room for Grant. He deserves a revival of his character.

Second this.  Would be great to see Grant appear with a prominent role, not minor cameos or as a mummy.