The star of Avatar has decide to go from Pandora to Transylvania for his next movie role. Latino Review was first to report that Sam Worthington will star in Dracula Year Zero. Bram Stoker based the vampire Count Dracula on the historical figure Vlad the Impaler. The new film will explore the origins of Dracula in the real-life history of the 15th Century Romanian Prince who fought off the Ottoman Empire. The period action film will tell the story of Vlad as a tragic hero who made a supernatural deal in exchange for his assured victory. Alex Proyas will direct the Universal film set to be a tentpole release in Summer 2011.
Worthington made his blockbuster debut as a cyborg in 2009's sci-fi sequel Terminator: Salvation and will next play Perseus in the fantasy remake Clash of the Titans .