Ever wonder how Count Dracula became a vampire? Well, soon you may find out. The gramps of the vamps himself may be set for his very own origin story. And there’s more: Sam Worthington is tipped for the role.

According to the Latino Review, the star of the biggest grossing movie in box office history (before accounting for inflation) might step into the role of Dracula, who was at least partially inspired by Vlad III the Impaler, the 15th century prince of Wallachia, said to be known for his sadistic torture and execution methods.

The film is called Dracula: Year Zero and is the latest in a line of origin stories (Batman, Woverine, Star Trek). According to Latino Review’s source, the flick is budgeted at over $100 million and will likely be directed by Alex Proyas, director of The Crow, Dark City, I Robot and Knowing.

Proyas recently said in an interview with Techland, “I think I’m now working on a movie about the origins of Dracula – called Dracula Year Zero. You never really know until you start shooting, but it sure feels like I’m working on it. We’re still in the budgeting and scheduling right now.

“Why I’m so intrigued by this story – when someone originally suggested it to me, I was like, I’m so not into this; Dracula has to be the most filmed character in the history of movies – is that this script has such an interesting and original take on this character. It’s all about how Vlad of Transylvania became this creature; the choices that he made to make him into this tragic character. It’s so intriguing to me, to approach this as a character study on a huge, epic canvas. The script is from these two young guys who have never really done a script before, but they basically did their thing and have reinvented the whole context of this most familiar personality.”

Worthington’s involvement is not official and, in the meantime, he will soon be seen on screens in the Clash of the Titans remake.