Friday, August 31, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's Walker, Winstead & Simpson Interviews

Celebrity Everything interviews Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jimmi Simpson on the vagaries of 19th century American life and politics.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is a film reimaging the biography of the 16th American president in an alternate history that contains a vampire nation.  Orphaned of his mother early in life, Lincoln vows to empty the new world of the undead.  Mentored by Henry Sturgess, played by British actor Dominic Cooper, Lincoln employs a silver-edged axe to wreak mayhem and blood on his blood-sucking enemies.

Adam and Valoma, played by accomplished actor Rufus Sewell and supermodel and new-comer actor Erin Wassen, are king and princess of the vampire nation.

Lincoln's compatriots, Will Johnson and Joshua Speed, played by actors Anthony Mackie and Jimmi Simpson, support his quest to end vampires culminating in a tremendous war aboard a burning train bound for the Gettysburg battlefield.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter was written by Seth Graham-Smith, directed by the visionary Timur Bekmanbetov and produced by Jim Lemley and Tim Burton.  The film is in world-wide distribution by 20th Century Fox.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, No Joke

Hugh Humphries interview with Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's star Benjamin Walker and author Seth Graham-Smith in the Australian Austereo Network.

Monday, August 27, 2012

New Interview with Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Stars Walker & Mackie

AOL video with Allie Merriam and actors Benjamin Walker and Anthony Mackie who play Abraham Lincoln and William Johnson in the 20th Century Fox neo-classic Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.











Thursday, August 23, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) Behind the Scenes Footage and Outtakes

Dread Central's broadcast of four reels of behind the scenes footage featuring Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's producers, director and actors Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Marton Csokas, Erin Wassen, and a cast of thousands.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Movie's Visual Effects

Director Timur Bekmambetov's imaginative and original visual world in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter was created by a troupe of graphic artists who allowed actors Benjamin Walker and Anthony Mackie to perform a fight sequence on top of a speeding train which is on top of a burning bridge.

How did that work?

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is the 20th Century Fox reimaging of the biography of the 16th U.S. President in a fictive world where his mother was killed by a vampire.  Played by the rising star Benjamin Walker, the President vows to rid America of vampires.  The film is produced by Tim Burton and Jim Lemley.

Rufus Sewell plays the Lord of the Vampires, Lincoln's great antagonist in the film.

The hallmark of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is the great use of fantastic action sequences.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's Benjamin Walker's Axe

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's star Benjamin Walker's quest is to rid the Americas of vampires. 

His weapon is his axe.  Fight coordinator Don Lee, stuntman Justin Eaton and other martial artists trained Walker to handle the axe like a martial arts tool for the movie.

Walker's interview with Erin McCarthy recounts his martial arts training with the axe in preparation for the film.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Benjamin Walker of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter in Seoul

Benjamin Walker, Timur Bekmambetov and Mary Elizabeth Winstead attend the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seoul premiere at Yeongdeungpo CGV on August 16, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea.

Link to Zimbio photo album.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Graham-Smith, is the best-selling novel, adapted to the cinema by Graham-Smith, of the secret war of the U.S. 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.  Bereft of his mother by a vampire attack, the young Lincoln vows to avenge the loss and to eradicate vampires forever.  This fictional history unfolds as Lincoln grows to manhood and as his political career leads him to the presidency.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is directed by cinematic genius Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and is produced by Tim Burton and Jim Lemley.

The movie stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Rufus Sewell, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk, Marton Csokas, Robin McLeavy, and Alex Lombard.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Cast in Seoul

Cast members Benjamin Walker and Mary Elizabeth Winstead with Director Timur Bekmambetov meet press corps in Seoul S. Korea.  Photographs.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Robin McLeavy, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Erin Wassen, Alan Tudyk, Alex Lombard, and Martin Csokas.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, and produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Bekmambetov. The film is in world-wide distribution by 20th Century Fox.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

NZ Press for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Dominic Corry in the New Zealand Herald on Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.

More Benjamin Walker Photos

Actor Benjamin Walker's latest film project, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, casts Walker in the role of the 16th US president.  As President Lincoln, the actor wears prosthetic material to change the shape of the actor's face.

What does Benjamin Walker actually look like?  See photos here.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is a 20th Century Fox thriller that reimagines the president as an action hero.  Starring Benjamin Walker as Lincoln and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Todd Lincoln, the cast includes Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Rufus Sewell, Erin Wassen, Alan Tudyk, Marton Csokas, Alex Lombard, and Robin McLeavy as the president's mother.

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted), the film is produced by directors Tim Burton and Jim Lemley and is currently in world wide distribution through 20th Century Fox.

Thursday, August 02, 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's Timur Bekmambetov Interview

Moscow Times Newspapers' interview with Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's director, Timur Bekmambetov.  Nellee Holmes asks Mr. B about his work on ALVH, and how his nationality impacts his view of the 16th American President.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter from 20th Century Fox stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Robin McLeavy, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Erin Wassen, Alan Tudyk, Alex Lombard, and Martin Csokas.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, and produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Bekmambetov.  The film is in world-wide distribution by 20th Century Fox.