Graphic novelist Warren Ellis is currently working on the straight-to-DVD animated Castlevania flick. Konami's Koji (call me "IGA") Igarashi, who only makes Castlevania games, is involved and adding his two cents to the project. Blogs Ellis:

The film is, of course, set in Wallachia in 1476. We've worked with Koji Igarashi to get the film solidly inside the Castlevania timeline, and he's approved everything I came up with, including some new embroidering to the timeline. To make it work as a film, I had to introduce new backstory, and I went through five drafts of the premise and three of the full outline to get the material where IGA wanted it. He remains absolutely passionate about Castlevania. After eight rewrites of pre-production material, I remain absolutely passionate about beating the crap out of IGA in a dark alleyway one day.

One look at IGA's business card should tell you, hey, this dude ain't fucking around. Brian Ashcraft

Ellis Blogs Re-writes [Castlevania Dracula's Curse via GameSetWatch]