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First Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer Released!
At long last 20th Century Fox has released the first Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter trailer! I have been waiting for a trailer for ages so I am beyond geeked to finally get a peek at this long awaited film.
Benjamin Walker stars as President Lincoln, who dedicates his life to destroying vampires and their slave-owning helpers after a vampire murders his mother.
Check out the teaser trailer below:
Discussing his upcoming film, Walker said that the story is "told through the structure of Lincoln's actual life." He added, "You not only see these huge fight scenes and great moments of drama, but you get sort of the greatest hits of Lincoln's life, from the mysterious death of his mother through the Gettysburg address. You get a portrait of this man, as well as a thriller."
Instead of highlighting Lincoln's impressive political life, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter presents the America's 16th president as a man who dedicates his life to destroying vampires with his legendary axe after his mother is killed by the bloodsuckers. He continues to hunt the undead all the way through his presidency.
Helming the film is visionary director Timur Bekmambetov, who also co-produced the film along with Tim Burton and Jim Lemley. Seth Grahame-Smith, author of the original novel, also wrote the film’s screenplay. Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson and Rufus Sewell are also part of the cast alongside Benjamin Walker.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter will hit theaters June 22, 2012.
What do you think of the trailer? Are you more excited about the film now? I definitely am! From the looks of that little teaser, it appears that Bekmambetov will be making Abraham Lincoln just as action-packed and eye-catching as his previous films. I can’t wait to see this one in theaters, here’s hoping it does the book justice.
- Moonlight
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Selena Gomez Replaces Miley Cyrus in Vampire Role
A few months back I reported on Adam Sandler’s upcoming animated vampire comedy Hotel Transylvania, a huge 3D flick staring loads of big celebs, including Miley Cyrus. Well, not anymore. Miley is no longer voicing the role of Dracula’s daughter, Mavis (pictured right), Selena Gomez is.
A rep for Sandler told E! News that Gomez is replacing her fellow former Disney star in the animated flick. Dracula (Sandler), who runs a resort for all the monster folk in the world, gets worried when his teen daughter falls for a boy.
Check out the official plot synopsis below:
“Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free from meddling from the human world. But here's a little known fact about Dracula: he is not only the Prince of Darkness; he is also a dad. Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate dangers to dissuade her adventurous spirit. As a haven for Mavis, he opens the Hotel Transylvania, where his daughter and some of the world's most famous monsters – Frankenstein and his bride, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves, and more – can kick back in safety and peace. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem – but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.”
Also confirmed to join the cast: Kevin James will play Frank – also known as Frankenstein – with Fran Drescher voicing Eunice, his in-your-face, over-the-top, and larger-than-life Bride. David Spade plays Quasimodo, once the hunchback of Notre Dame and now a crazy, passionate gourmet chef always looking for his next piece de resistance. Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon will play Wayne and Wanda, a pair of married, harried werewolves, parents to an ever-increasing litter of pups, who are looking forward to their family vacation at the hotel. Cee Lo Green is also joining the cast as Murray, a boisterous Mummy, once entertainer to the great Pharaohs, now the life of the party, and always feeling the urge to let loose and sing. Finally, Andy Samberg will voice the role of Jonathan, a 21-year-old regular guy, carefree and full of life, whose world travels land him at the Hotel.
There is no official word on why Miley backed out of the movie, but according to all of the (probably false) rumors it's because of Miley’s hard partying. But who knows for sure.
Personally, I am glad Selena is taking over the role. Unlike Miley, Selena has never called vampires "revolting."
Who here is looking forward to Hotel Transylvania? I totally am! It has a fantastic cast and is sure to be hilarious.
- Moonlight
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Review of German Film ‘We Are the Night’
We Are the Night is a popular German film that was recently dubbed in English and sent to the vampire fans in the US. The movie tells the tale of Lena, a common thief living in Berlin. She is bitten and taken in by three stunning vampires each with their own incentives and tragic tales. It’s not long after Lena is brought into the group before she realizes how unstable and impossible life as a vampire is and quickly everything falls apart as the vampires are pursued by a detective named Tom.
I’ll admit, I was expecting a brainless chick flick when I began watching We Are the Night, but was pleasantly surprised by the depth and dark beauty of this film. This is most definitely not mindless teen movie, it’s an adult horror film, with a touch of class. The film first shows us the joy of being a vampire, the freedom and the power that comes with immortality. It’s all dance raves, blood and fun – at first. But the movie takes a darker turn as we see the true horror in becoming a monster, that one isn’t actually free when turned into a vampire, they are simply trapped in a new type of prison. It was an excellent concept, I loved that the writers took a deeper look into being a vampire.
I also loved how visually appealing We Are The Night is. Everything from the special effects to the actual scenery and settings was fantastic. I loved the regal architecture in one scene and the depilated ruins in the next. The makeup effects were also impressive, the main character, Lena, was HIDEOUS in the beginning. I honestly did not think there was any way they could make this girl beautiful, but they did. Her transformation into a vampire was glorious, she was perfection.
The vampire mythos in the film is most certainly different than what is found in the vast majority of other vampire stories, the number one difference being that there are no men, every vampire is a woman. There were once male vampires but they were either killed by humans or by their female counterparts, vampiresses who no longer wanted to be ruled by men – it’s a notion that would make Anne Rice’s Akasha proud. However, it’s of course an idea that sounds good in theory. It did add an interesting note to the movie though.
Now while there was a lot I adored in We Are the Night, there were minor things I had issues with, like the dubbing. Most of the voice actors they used were dead on, they were a perfect match to the German actor. However, some choices were horrible. Lena’s English dub was SO bad, my goodness was it terrible. The voice they picked for her didn’t match her at all, it sounded like a 10-year-old’s voice, not a young woman’s voice. It didn’t work at all and it was distracting, but luckily, she doesn’t speak all that much.
One other problem I had was with the actor that played Tom, he wasn’t good. The other actors and actresses were fantastic, they put on a moving performance, but not this guy. He was painfully fake and unbelievable in most scenes. They really should have gone with another actor for Tom.
Other than those minor problems, this was a good vampire film. It was dark, thought-provoking and fun at the same time (an odd combination). It’s definitely a film I recommend, however, for adults only since there is lots of gore and some full frontal male nudity (it is a German film after all). It has a little something for everyone – sexy actresses, horror and gore, loads of incredible action scenes, a deep and dark storyline and more!
You can watch We Are the Night here or buy the actual DVD here.
Check out the trailer below:
Click here to view the embedded video.
- Moonlight
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Horror Seekers Get a Big Dose of Scary in Upcoming Vampire Film
If you’re one of those horror lovin’ vampire fans thoroughly disgusted by the overabundance of squishy romance films like Twilight and shows featuring love-struck high school vampires, then you’re going to be thrilled to hear that there’s an Australian film titled The Caretaker that is packed full of gore and violence.
As you can see in the trailer below this horror flick is based on a very shaky agreement between a vampire and human family. Yeah, it’s not going to work out well for them seeing how the vamp isn’t some guilt-ridden sweetheart, but rather a bloodthirsty beast.
Here's the trailer:
Click here to view the embedded video.
Looks like a well made scare-the-hell-out-of-you movie.
The film is directed by Tom Conyers and stars Tom Conyers, Anna Burgess, Colin MacPherson, Lee Mason and Clint Dowdell.
For more info on this film check out the official The Caretaker website or The Caretaker Facebook page. The producers are currently submitting The Caretaker to film festivals and seeking distribution. So there’s no word yet on when the film will be available to all.
Synopsis:
“A plague of vampirism has swept across the world. A small but discordant group of survivors hole up in a country mansion. They soon discover that a vampire also shares the house with them. He proposes a deal: They protect him during the day from other humans, and he’ll protect them at night from other vampires. So begins an uneasy alliance, which soon threatens to fall apart.”
Here's a look at The Caretaker poster:
What are your thoughts on The Caretaker? Does it look like a vampire movie you’d like to check out? What are your thoughts on scary vampires vs. sweet love-struck vampires? Do you prefer them scary or sweet? Let me know in a comment below.
- Moonlight
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People Have A Lot to Say About Underworld: Awakening!
Underworld: Awakening is the fourth installment of the epic franchise and stars Kate Beckinsale returning as Selene. The film just hit theaters and of course, loads of reviews have quickly followed and they sure are mixed.
In Underworld: Awakening Selene wakes up 15 years in the future after being cryogenically frozen by a human biotech company. She discovers that the world she once knew is long gone – the humans now know of the existence of both vampires and lycans and are waging a full out war on them. After escaping her frozen prison, Selene joins the big battle, along with her daughter.
I have yet to see the movie myself, but I think it looks amazing, and if what I am reading in reviews is true, it is. According to the critics, Underworld: Awakening is has its highs and lows. The biggest complaint is that the plot is “dense” and overly-simple, that the film focuses more on the action than the story. Well, that’s what Underworld is known for – its badass fighting scenes featuring Selene in a leather catsuit. Luckily, most critics got that, they know damn well Underworld isn’t meant to be some deep Oscar winning masterpiece, it’s an action-packed thrill ride. According to the LA Times’ review of Awakening, it “ditches the series' dreary mythology in favor of a more direct, action-oriented approach.” I see nothing wrong with that (and neither did the reviewer), I love me some mindless entertainment, especially when it has vampires.
One other complaint was the 3D, apparently it wasn’t all that impressive. But well, I have yet to actually hear a good 3D review. Everyone watches the 3D films and then promptly complains about how terrible the 3D is. I honestly don't know why people continue to pay extra for it. Odd.
Overall, Awakening is getting good reviews and it makes me want to see it that much more (and I will!). There are a few pompous critics who have trashed the hell out of Awakening and every other Underworld film, but from what they’re saying it’s pretty clear that their review wasn’t bad because the movie was bad, but because it’s just not their type of film. Why review an action movie when you don’t like action movies? That’s just bananas.
What did you think of Underworld: Awakening? If, like me, you haven’t seen it, do you plan on giving it a watch?
- Moonlight
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Dark Shadows Updates
Come May of this year, Tim Burton's re-imagining of the cult classic "Dark Shadows" will arrive at theater screens. Along the way of course we finally get to see Johnny Depp play a vampire (now if only Angelina Jolie would sport some fangs).
Post production is well underway, while the publicity machine for a major motion picture is grinding up to full operation. At present we get snippets like a few new photos. They clearly show Depp as Barnabas Collins echoing the look used by Jonathan Frid, pointy bangs and all. Hardly surprising since Burton said many times he wanted to capture the tone and feel of the series. The overall look for Barnabas makes him appear quite exotic, eerie without being at all ugly, and some might point out a slight resemblance to the appearance of vampires in the "Twilight" films. Which seems fair if incomplete. He just as easily could be said to resemble vampires as described by Anne Rice (who, like Michelle Pfeiffer, was also a fan of the show). Like the series, this vampire's flesh looks gray as opposed to pink. Presumably, also like the series, people simply don't notice.
Danny Elfman noted in one interview that they may use the theme song from the original show as a basis for at least some of the music. Burton hadn't made a decision at the time of the interview.
Meanwhile several actors causes DS fans to go into a variety of tizzies based on their comments. Many still fume over the use of the word "funny" in relation to the film, some assuming the whole thing to be a slapstick comedy. Others point to the IMDB page and express disappointment over the lack of a major character named Maggie Evans (for the record, there are many characters from the program missing--Joe Haskell, Jason McGuire, Professor Stokes, Nicholas Blair, Quentin Collins to name a very few). Keep in mind "Dark Shadows" was a daily soap opera with over a thousand episodes stretched over five years, while this is a film certainly clocking in somewhere in the vicinity of two hours.
Without a doubt, Helena Bonham Carter's disparaging (but somewhat fond) comments about the original show caused the most furor so far. Along the way the spoiler has emerged (quite possibly true) that her character--Dr. Julia Hoffman--ends up dead by the end of the film. That is what happened as well in the previous movie based on this series, "House of Dark Shadows" with the original cast. In that one, not only Julia but Roger and Carolyn as well as Stokes, Willie and Barnabas himself all perished.
Chloe Grace Moretz (who plays Carolyn Stoddard) talked openly about the film and her role in several places, giving hints but no real spoilers. She described the film as a most similar to "Beetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands" and "Sleepy Hollow" while hinting her character has some kind of big secret that is "new." Eva Green (Angelique) said she found her character unusual and fascinating.
Probably the most intriguing detail to have emerged so far is a photograph from filming, showing a young woman in period clothes being filmed what seems to be underwater. She resembles Bella Heathcote who portrays Victoria Winters in the film. If so, this reminds one of a pivotal part of the backstory of Barnabas. In the original series, Barnabas made much of how the young woman he truly loved--Josette--fled from him rather than be turned into a vampire. On a storm-tossed evening, he told the story to Carolyn and Victoria, of how Josette leapt from Widow's Hill into the sea and rocks below. While in the original series there was no hint anyone in modern Collinwood (the family estate) was Josette reborn, both of the subsequent revivals (in 1991 and again in 2004) used the premise that Josette had been reborn as Victoria Winters.
Every year there is a Dark Shadows Festival for fans of the series, alternating between the east and west coasts. Given the circumstances, this year the plan is for a simultaneous events to coincide with the movie!
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See First Stills of Johnny Depp as a Vampire!
At long last we have actual screen shots from Dark Shadows! Photos of vampire Johnny Depp have been revealed and the man is definitely one creepy and strange looking Barnaby Collins – but in the totally best of ways! Have a look for yourself:
Yeah, he’s definitely an odd looking vampire, but it totally works for this film. He also looks MUCH better than the on-set paparazzi photos that were leaked a few months back, those made him look overly pale and doll-like. But this photo is fantastic. So is the photo below of him and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Yay pictures! We are still waiting on the Dark Shadows trailer to be released, but at least we now have a few wonderful stills from the upcoming film to get us excited, and I’m totally excited. Director Tim Burton's adaption of the cult TV series is due to open on May 11th, and that definitely feels like a much longer wait now.
In the Dark Shadows movie remake, Johnny Depp stars as the lead character of the vampire Barnabas Collins. Immigrating with his parents from London, England to America in 1752, Collins grows into a rich and powerful playboy enjoying everything life has to offer. Unfortunately for him, he makes the terrible mistake of breaking the heart of a witch (Eva Green). This witch curses him with a horrible fate by turning him into a vampire and burying him alive.
Centuries later, Barnabas is freed from his tomb and suddenly finds himself in a very different world. After being buried for 200 years, Collins attempts to reintegrate into society in 1972, restore the faded legacy of Colinwood Manor and deal with the remains of his totally insane and dysfunctional family.
In addition to Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, the film also stars Michelle Pfeiffer (as seen above), Johnny Lee Miller, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green and Chloe Moretz.
What do you guys think of the new Dark Shadows photos? How excited are you about this upcoming film?
- Moonlight
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