Avatar star Sam Worthington might play Dracula

Universal is in negotiations with Avatar star Sam Worthington to be in its upcoming tentpole film, Dracula: Year Zero. News of the big-ticket, blood-sucker movie was confirmed and it was also confirmed that it is in talks with the Avatar star. The project will reportedly be directed by I, Robot director Alex Proyas for a summer 2011 release. The movie will be a period picture tracing Dracula’s roots in Transylvania. Worthington’s next film is another big-ticket spin on a classic franchise, Clash of the Titans. Another “roots of Dracula” project, Vlad, is in the works at Summit and Plan B.