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Bela Lugosi was an actor synonymous with portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 black and white film Dracula. The Hungarian-American actor went on to appear in several other horror titles, including 1939's Frankenstein. He passed away on August 16, 1956, at the age of 73.
Hollywood is now planning to tell his story on the silver screen. Appian Way Productions, which is a production house co-owned by Leonardo DiCaprio, is currently developing a biopic on Lugosi. Earlier, Tim Burton's Ed Wood also touched upon Lugosi's life and career. Let us find out all the details about this upcoming biographical drama film.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Production developing Bela Lugosi biopic
Appian Way Productions is developing a biopic on the late actor Bela Lugosi. The studio, owned by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson, is partnering with Daryl Marshak and Alex Cutler. The script is written by Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, who had pitched it to Universal Pictures two years ago. The studio has finally greenlit the project. Lugosi's biopic will be produced by DiCaprio, Davisson, and Michael Hampton.
Both Alexander and Karaszewski had earlier written Ed Wood, a biopic about the eponymous filmmaker. This Tim Burton directorial also showcased Lugosi (played by Martin Landau). The screenwriter duo has written projects like American Crime Story, Man on the Moon, Big Eyes, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and Dolemite Is My Name.
Bela Lugosi started his career as a stage actor and transitioned into Hungarian silent films. During the First World War, Lugosi migrated to Germany, where he did several German films. Before that, he had also served as an infantry officer during the first war between Hungary and Austria. He eventually arrived in the United States and portrayed Dracula in a stage play. In 1931, Lugosi played the vampire in the film adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, which Ted Browning directed.
After its success, Lugosi featured in a series of horror films throughout the 1930s. Later on, he developed an addiction to medications like morphine due to his treatment of sciatic neuritis. This, combined with alcoholism, affected Lugosi's career, and he ended up doing several low-budget productions towards the end of his career. He had married five times and had one son who worked as an attorney.
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