A couple years ago it was Truman Capote. Before that it was Alexander the Great (though sadly we never got to see Baz Luhrman's version). Who'd have thought that it'd be Elizabeth "I bathe in the blood of virgins" Bathory that would be all the rage this year? From Cinematical:
And, lest we forget, Bathory was a big influence on a significant scene in Hostel: Part II as well. Hmmm, wonder why all the interest in virgin blood these days? Any ideas? (Nobody better mention Hillary, or I'll slap ya.)
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"When Jessica Barnes first blogged about Julie Delpy's Elizabeth Bathory picture called The Countess, she also mentioned another one in the works -- Bathory, coming from Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko. Now Variety is giving out a little more information about the dueling, bloody biopics. First, Delpy's Countess. The actress/director has been keeping tight-lipped about her production, but it's gearing up for a modest $6.6 million, shooting in parts of Hungary and Slovakia where Bathory ruled. Delpy wrote the script, and is starring with Ethan Hawke and Vincent Gallo...
[Jakubisko] has "put his distinctive stamp on the battle sequences and constantly moves the action from manor houses to more than 20 different castles and chateaus, with 120 speaking characters and thousands of extras." If it sounds too epic to be pulled off -- the filming is already complete. While all sounds well and good, I'm not so sure his star can live up to Delpy. Jakubisko's feature stars Anna Friel."
And, lest we forget, Bathory was a big influence on a significant scene in Hostel: Part II as well. Hmmm, wonder why all the interest in virgin blood these days? Any ideas? (Nobody better mention Hillary, or I'll slap ya.).
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oooh...I was excited for Delpy's version (and I love that girl), but this other version sounds massive!
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