First Draft

First Draft: Here Are 20 of the Hottest Public Domain Properties For Screenwriters

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Ken Miyamoto

1. Dracula and All Other Bram Stoker Characters

We’ve seen multiple iterations of the character and story, perhaps most notably with Universal’s classic Dracula franchise, as well as Francis Ford Coppola’s own Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Dracula is one of the most recognizable fictional names in literature and film. While many adaptations have been lackluster—and the overall vampire genre has been done ten times over—this is a property that screenwriters could go to in search of a fresh and new take on the characters found within Stoker’s book.

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Ken Miyamoto

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