Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter On DVD

The DVD and Blu-Ray versions of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter are available in the US on October 23, 2012.

NZ Press for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

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

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's Benjamin Walker in Interview Magazine

Link to photos and interview.

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.

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.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Movie Crosses Over to Video Gaming

The 20th Century Fox movie, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012), directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Bekmambetov has crossed over into the video game landscape. 

More ALVH in its video game incarnation here, also.

The movie, which opens in the U.S. on June 22nd, is a dark reimagining of the events of the life of the 16th president and knits itself into the action-adventure gaming landscape.  Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln with Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk, Erin Wassen, and Rufus Sewell as Adam, Sovereign of the vampire nation.

Anthony Mackie stars as William Johnson, the boyhood friend of the president, who joins Lincoln in his life-long quest to thwart vampire domination of nineteenth century America.  Mackie's character undergoes the same aging transformation that Lincoln undergoes, both characters changing from young men to middle-aged adults to mature men.

Transcendent effects, costumes and sets are crowned by the prosthetic aging of Walker's Lincoln by Greg Cannom and Will Huff among a host of makeup, effects techs and stylists (see the IMDB list here.)

Who wouldn't want in their video game landscape such a richly phastasmagorical beauty as Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter provides?

Production Photos for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Here for Richard Gray's post of 5 production photos of Benjamin Walker and Dominic Cooper from Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) from The Reel Bits.com.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) and the Happenstance Vampires

Benjamin Walker the young ascendent American actor discusses his portrayal of the 16th President in 20th Century Fox's Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012). 



Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter stars Walker as the 16th President, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Alan Tudyk, Jimmi Simpson, Erin Wassen, and Rufus Sewell.  Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Day Watch) and produced by Tim Burton and Jim Lemley, the script is adapted from the best-selling novel by its author, Seth Graham-Smith.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter premiers in 3D on June 22, 2012.

New Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) Tim Burton Produces Graphics Winner

MTV's News Team reports that Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's executive producer, Tim Burton, has chosen a winner in the movie's artist contest for a graphic work featuring the movie.  Shannon Brooks chose a composition featuring the 16th president.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is an potent political and historical mashup of nineteenth century American lore with the  history of vampire politics over the last two millennia.  Actors Benjamin Walker, as Lincoln, and Rufus Sewell, as Adam  of the vampire nation, struggle in an epic war for the pulse of 19th century America.

Only one being can win.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter opens in wide release through 20th Century Fox in 3D on June 22, 2012. Get the whole cast and crew of the movie here.

Other articles about the contest.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012): Honest Abe Meets USS Abe

"Market Watch" Wall Street Journal's feature covers the advance screening of 20th Century Fox's Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) for officers and crew of USS Abraham Lincoln.

More articles covering this screening.

Actor Benjamin Walker, who plays Abraham Lincoln, was named an "honorary Marine" for his 2006 portrayal of Harlon Block in the WW2 screener, Flags of Our Fathers.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) New Ironies in New Trailer

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) based on Seth Graham-Smith best-selling novel is a fiercely original reimagining of the bio of the 16th President as a 19th century vampire hunter.  Told in a narrative that gives the irony and rhetoric of history new fictional resonance; the movie stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Todd.

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Daywatch, Nightwatch), Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Bekmambetov, and stars Alan Tudyk , Jimmi Simpson, and Dominic Cooper as Henry Sturgess with Rufus Sewell as the Adamic vampire king. 




Video source ComingSoon.net, copyright the 20th Century Fox Company 2012. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter's release date is June 22, 2012.

Abraham Lincoln:Vampire Hunter Shows Traditional "Look"

Stuart Oldham's article in Variety magazine.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is  20th Century Fox's cinematic mashup presentation of the 16th president's private war on the nation of vampires.  It stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk, and Rufus Sewell.  Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the 3D movie is produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Bekmambetov. 

Based on the best-selling Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter novel by Seth Graham-Smith, the text was adapted for the screen by Smith and by Simon Kinberg.  Release date is June 22, 2012.

Photo of Benjamin Walker as Honest Abe with his traditional axe.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Movie (2012) Interview on National Public Radio (NPR)

Interview with Seth Graham-Smith resets the historical record by mashup presentation of Lincoln's bio as an action-horror thriller.

2012 Summer Movie Boxoffice May Axe Previous Records

Washington Post News Service article in association with Bloomberg News,  here.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) in the LA Times

Here. Article by Gina McIntyre. Includes 13 photos.

Link to Cast of "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter" Movie

2011 link to credits of Anthony Mackie, who plays Will in the 20th Century Fox movie, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Mackie and actor Benjamin Walker, who is cast as Abraham Lincoln, are alumni of the famed Juilliard Actor Training Program. This is the first project where the two actors appear together.
Other castmates include Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Robin McLeavy, Alan Tudyk, Jimmi Simpson, Jacqueline Fleming, Alex Lombard & Frank Berman. According to IMDB, ALVH is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and adapted for the screen from the best-selling Seth Graham-Smith novel of the same title.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is coproduced by Tim Burton, Jim Limley & Timur Bekmambetov for 2012 release.
Cinematography is by Caleb Deschanel, casting by Mindy Marin & and makeup creation and application is by Greg Cannom.
Filming is reportedly in progress (April 2011) in Louisiana, USA.