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.

Alligators & Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter in Australia Press

Vickie Roach for National Features reviews Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and profiles the film's protagonist, Benjamin Walker.

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.

And in this corner, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Who Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter should hunt next?

Fandango should know.  Link here.

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 Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln

The week before Premiere for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) was a huge global press tour that ended aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.

                                           video from detodotv.com

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Jim Lemley, Tim Burton and Bekmanbetov reimagines the career and politics through the lens of a secret life revealing Abraham Lincoln as a vampire hunter.  ALVH stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Alex Lombard, Alan Tudyk, Jimmi Simpson, Erin Wassen, and Rufus Sewell.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is scheduled for wide release through 20th Century Fox on June 22nd and is available in 2D and 3D.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Premiere Night

was June 18th, 2012 at AMC's Lincoln Square Theater in New York City.   Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley and Bekmambetov (more premiere photos here).

Showbiz 411 video chronicles the movie's Militas Screening Week as premiere week loomed ahead:

Associated Press Images of the Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Premiere.

Press Conference for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter 6-18-2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Premiere press conference featuring Seth Graham-Smith, Tim Burton, Rufus Sewell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Timur Bekmambetov, Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Jim Lemley, Anthony Mackie - Part 1

Part 2

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.

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?

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) Featured on Fandango

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) the biopic of the life of the 16th president based on the best-seller by Seth Graham-Smith is featured in Fandango's coming attractions.

Scheduled for release on 3D June 22nd, the horror thriller mashup stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln and features Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Jimmi Simpson, Anthony Mackie, Alan Tudyk, Erin Wasson, and Rufus Sewell.

See the official trailer here.

Lensed under the direction of the Russian-American genius, Timur Bekmambetov, the film is produced by the triumvirate of cinematic titans: Tim Burton (Edward Sissorhands, The Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows), James "Jim" Lemley (Tristan and Isolde, Red Eye, 9) and Bekmambetov (Day Watch, Wanted, The Current War).

Benjamin Walker (Flags of Our Fathers, Coach), the classically-trained lead actor in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter graduated from at the famed Interlochen Arts Center and the Julliard School in the United States.  No stranger to "period" drama, Walker's Broadway appearances include "Inherit the Wind," "Les Dangereous Liaisions" and a breakout starring turn as the president Andrew Jackson in the emo-rock musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." 

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's Benjamin Walker Breakout Star of 2012

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter's Benjamin Walker is a breakout hero in Brett Lang's Reuters article in the Baltimore Sun.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is the reimaging of the 16th president's secret obsession to rid the United States of the undead.  Benjamin Walker's Abraham Lincoln is not only the political icon known in American history, but in Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter he is a superhero, protecting and freeing others from the oppression of blood-sucking vampires.

Look for Abraham Lincoln in theatres in 3D on June 22, 2012.

New Scenes Trailer for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012)

20th Century Fox's Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) stars Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winsted, Rufus Sewell, and Dominic Cooper.  Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the movie is produced by Tim Burton and Jim Lemley.  Release date is June 22, 2012.

This new trailer contains many new scenes, but is the red band trailer or age-restricted trailer; viewers younger than 17 are restricted from viewing.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) Previewed on US Navy Namesake

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (2012) the summer 20th Century Fox 3D tentpole thriller horror biopic mashup movie extravaganza starring Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winsted, and Rufus Sewell - direction by Timur Bekmambetov and production by Tim Burton and Jim Lemley - will advance screen on its US Navy namesake, the USS Abraham Lincoln.  The US ship is currently deployed in the middle east.

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

Michael Cieply's article in the New York Times describes the advance screening for sailors and marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.