Like Dracula rising from the grave, it appears that the Castlevania movie we've all been waiting for won't stay dead either.

According to Bloody-Disgusting, Saw helmer James Wan will be co-writing and directing an adaptation of the video game franchise for Paul W.S. Anderson, who's no stranger to video games-turned-movies himself. If you'll recall, Anderson directed Mortal Kombat and the first Resident Evil movie, but has since turned his attention to action films like last year's Death Race remake.

In an interview, Wan said Castlevania is still in the early stages, but that he's looking to give it a new spin, and that publisher Konami is very excited about it.

"The thing I love about what Konami did with 'Castlevania', was taking the iconic Dracula mythology and Eastern-European setting, and retelling it with a Japanese pop-cultural sensibility," said Wan. "That's the East-meets-West tone I want to visually expand on for the film. I'm thrilled by the opportunity to make a highly stylized, fantasy, action film that focuses on the gothic storyline and the cool, anime-like characters."

The hero of the original 'Castlevania' game was Simon Belmont, a whip-wielding vampire hunter, but other protagonists in the franchise have included Alucard, the son of Dracula.