Sam Worthington to play Dracula?

Sam Worthington has been linked to the lead role in Universal's horror prequel Dracula: Year Zero.

According to Latino Review, the Avatar actor is the favourite to play the vampire Count in director Alex Proyas's retelling of Bram Stoker's literary classic. The Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless-scripted project centres on the true history of Prince Vlad and the origins of Dracula.

Universal is considering greenlighting the $100 million film for a 2011 release, following up on their revival of monster franchise The Wolfman.

Worthington can next be seen leading the cast of Warner Bros's Clash Of The Titans remake.