Adam Sandler as Dracula?

[madmarva]

Adam Sandler is going to voice Dracula in a 3D animated film out in 2012.

Certainly, sounds silly, but I would eaten something like this up as a kid.

Variety's story


EXCLUSIVE: Adam Sandler is checking into "Hotel Transylvania," as Sony's go-to funnyman has signed on to voice the lead role of Dracula in Sony Pictures Animation's 3D family comedy.

The Hotel Transylvania is Dracula's lavish, five-stake resort where monsters and their families can live it up, free from meddling humans. Pic boasts several of Sandler's regular co-stars in supporting roles, including Kevin James as Frank, aka Frankenstein, and Fran Drescher as his larger-than-life Bride. David Spade will play Quasimodo, the former hunchback of Notre Dame who's now a gourmet chef, while Cee Lo Green will play Murray, a singing Mummy. Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon will play Wayne and Wanda, a pair of married werewolves on a family vacation at the hotel, while Andy Samberg will play Jonathan, a 21-year-old regular guy whose world travels land him at the hotel, where he takes a shine to Dracula's teenage daughter, Mavis.

Veteran animator Genndy Tartakovsky will direct the pic, which is being produced by Michelle Murdocca ("Open Season"). Tartakovsky is best known for his work on "Samurai Jack," "Star Wars: Clone Wars" and "Dexter's Laboratory," though he also provided the stylish animated prologue for Screen Gems' "Priest."

"We're thrilled to be working with Adam to create a comedic Dracula for a new generation," said Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, Sony Animation's prexy of production. "We have a unique story about that iconic character, starring a phenomenal cast directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, that re-imagines Transylvania and its legendary monsters in the way that only animation can."

Sony Pictures Imageworks ("The Smurfs") will handle animation and Columbia Pictures will release the pic on Sept. 21, 2012.

Sandler's last animated pic was Columbia Pictures' 2002 release "Eight Crazy Nights," though he'll soon be heard voicing Donald the Monkey in "Zookeeper," which the studio releases this Friday. Sandler recently wrapped Sony's "Jack and Jill" and is currently filming "I Hate You, Dad," both of which he's also producing through his Happy Madison banner.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I saw this over at the Universal Army board and came to post about it, but it's already here!

I actually like Adam Sandler in most movies. The cast seems good, and Tartakovsky always works nostalgic bits into his work, so I'm thinking this could be fun. Sounds a lot like Mad Monster Party?

Chris

[toys2cool]

could be cool

[enyawd72]

I am so sick and tired of animated movies using celebrity voice actors just because they want a "name" to attach to a film.

With VERY few exceptions, they always sound just like themselves, and don't bother to create a true character voice like a talented voice actor would.

Give me a Mel Blanc, Don Messick, Frank Welker, or Robert Cullen any day over Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, or..*shudder* Miley Cyrus.

[Earth 2 Chris]

But Sandler actually does pretty good voice work, so this may work. I can't imagine he'll just use his normal voice for this. I'm sure he'll use a "Lugosi-via-Opera Man" schtick here.

Chris

[Adam West]

I can't think of many big budget animated movies over the past decade that didn't feature a celebrity.

[madmarva]

I really like the casting of Buscemi and Shannon as a werewolf couple. I'd watch a live-action film based on that concept.

Drescher and James as the Bride and Frankenstein is pretty good comic casting, too.

Now they need to get Samberg and Justin Timberlake to write a song for the film like their work on SNL. A latter-day take on Monster Mash.

[Meule]

This could be cool, I'll reserve judgement till I see and hear more

[TEXASFETT]

It will be different but it will probably do okay.