That Matt is a DS fan is a given. (And that this "James" loves to pose questions to him about DS is more than a given.
) But I love that Matt says the film has "the opportunity to completely ... reinvent the notion of an erotically charged (I'm hoping) Gothic vampire soap" and that it "has an almost blank canvas to work upon." Hopefully TPTB behind the film are approaching the story with a fresh perspective and are unafraid to make changes rather than trying to get as much of what has gone before into the story with but a few changes here and there. The former approach could make for a fascinating film even though it would most probably irk the segment of fandom who'll often say they want something new but who, when it really comes down to it, will complain about everything that's even slightly different. But one thing we really have to remember is that the film is mostly being made to bring a new audience to DS. So long as the film remains faithful to the spirit of DS and, as Matt opines, "some of the more iconic trappings of the original series are adhered to," the film will indeed be DS even if it turns out to be a somewhat different DS than we're used to seeing.