A man sits alone in an otherwise empty house.
Sunlight shines through the trees outside, but theres no one else around to share the beauty with.
Sounds like just another day in quarantine, eh?
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Castlevaniais based on Konami’s long-running gothic fantasy videogame franchise of the same name.
Alucard has starred in several installments, including the acclaimed 1997 PlayStation gameCastlevania: Symphony of the Night.
I had no experience with theCastlevaniagames.
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So I realized early on thatCastlevaniawould be my Hammer horror film.
That was my way into it.
(It is.)
Season 3 is unique for bothCastlevaniafans and newcomers, however.
The vampire’s fearsome castle, once capable of transporting anywhere in the world, lies broken and inert.
So…now what?
Being isolated is very revealing.
Heres how they did it.
I had all these characters in play, but they all had very different motivations and goals.
Immediately it became a more chaotic show, and a darker show.
Its a horror show anyway.
For some reason people seem to forget that and think its a historical show or a fantasy show.
Its a horror show!
Without Dracula things actually get worse, which is a nice horror note.
His friends also got to relax.
This relationship makes me so happy, I love these two together, Armitage tells EW.
Castlevanias characters feel more real with each new season.
But Ellis also credits it to his close collaboration with the actors.
He sits in on recording sessions with actors and adjusts lines if they dont work.
He also seizes on interesting inflections in the actors performances to learn more about their characters.
Everyone is also very flexible in the recording.
Saint-Germain is traveling across the continent in search of something he calls the Infinite Corridor.
Theres something about the imagination and the execution of that idea.
To be totally spellbound as an adult makes you realize this is really something else.
Its its own kind of cinematic universe with its own literature and style.
Its a real cool thing.
Now, Isaac wants to find his way back to Europe to get revenge on his lords betrayers.
Ellis credits director Sam Deats with crafting such unforgettable action scenes.
All credit to Sam.
In the wake of Draculas death,Castlevanias cast was scattered across the globe.
Everything in season 3 gets launched into the air.
I have to bring it all down in season 4, Ellis says.
