Vampires were not the only creepy things on the set of the 20th Century Fox movie.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Tim Burton and Jim Lemley is based on the novel by Seth Graham-Smith. Starring Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, the film stars and features Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anthony Mackie, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Jimmi Simpson, Erin Wassen, Marton Csonkas, Robin Leavy, Alan Tudyk, and Alex Lombard.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is now in world-wide release.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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.
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, June 21, 2012
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 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.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Linkin Park Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Music Video
Wall Street Journal chronicles Linkin Park music video from the 3D Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter in release June 22, 2012.
A reimagining of the bio of the 16th American President, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln with 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.
A reimagining of the bio of the 16th American President, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln with 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.
Tuesday, June 12, 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?
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?
Thursday, May 31, 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 29, 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 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.
Monday, May 28, 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 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.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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.
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.
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