Worthington to Play Dracula?

Avatar star Sam Worthington is in talks to bring Dracula back from the dead.

The Aussie hunk is the frontrunner to land the lead in Alex Proyas‘ Dracula Year Zero.

The project is shrouded in mystery, but Variety reports the film will chronicle the history and mythology of the romantic vampire antihero.

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