Historical Fantasy in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Gina McIntire's excellent description of the grounding of fantasy used to tell the story of the 16th President as an action hero in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012).

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter 3D, directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Bekmanbetov, stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Todd Lincoln, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Erin Wasson, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk, Alex Lombard, Robin McLeavy  and Rufus Sewell, as Adam Sovereign of the vampire nation.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter opens in the US on June 22, 2012.