Actor Benjamin Walker (who appeared in Flags of Our Fathers, All Saints Day and Coach) has been hired by Fox to play the lead role as Abe in the upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter movie.
A few months ago we posted an article about The Fox adaptations of Seth Grahame-Smith fantasy graphic novel “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” It was reported Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) would direct, Tim Burton would produce, and Seth Grahame-Smith was hired to adapt his book into a screenplay. It was also said that the movie should be shot in 3D with a $69 million budget.
Meanwhile, Fox was looking for actors who could play 16th President if 16th President hunted vampires in his extra time. Fox was screen testing the following actors for the role of young Abe Lincoln in Timur Bekmambetov’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” : Adrien Brody, Timothy Olyphant, Josh Lucas, James D...
A few months ago we posted an article about The Fox adaptations of Seth Grahame-Smith fantasy graphic novel “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” It was reported Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) would direct, Tim Burton would produce, and Seth Grahame-Smith was hired to adapt his book into a screenplay. It was also said that the movie should be shot in 3D with a $69 million budget.
Meanwhile, Fox was looking for actors who could play 16th President if 16th President hunted vampires in his extra time. Fox was screen testing the following actors for the role of young Abe Lincoln in Timur Bekmambetov’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” : Adrien Brody, Timothy Olyphant, Josh Lucas, James D...
- 1/28/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new actor, conceived by Mrs. Walker..." Deadline reports that up-and-coming 28 year old actor Benjamin Walker has landed the lead role in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, that awesome new adaptation of Seth Graham-Smith's novel that's being directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted). Walker appeared in Flags of Our Fathers, All Saints Day and Coach, and was in the running for Hank McCoy in X-Men: First Class, but it looks like this will be his breakout role. He beat others like Eric Bana, Adrien Brody, Oliver Jackson-Cohen & Josh Lucas. The Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter story kicks off with the revelation that Lincoln's mother was killed by a supernatural creature, which fueled his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers. The book depicts the 16th Us president as an axe-throwing highly trained vampire killer. With shooting already set ...
- 1/28/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It looks like director Matthew Vaughn has found his Beast for X-Men: First Class in actor Benjamin Walker. Walker hasen't really done much in film, he's had small roles in Flags of our Fathers and All Saints Day. The actor is a Juilliard graduate, and is currently acting on stage in New York.
I have no idea what to think of this casting because I have no idea who this kid is. This will definitely be a role that gets some attention, so it should be cool to see how he does as Beast. The other question is will they use original Beast or blue harry beast?
Here's a run down of the character Beast from Marvel:
When first introduced, the Beast — a mutant — possesses ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility and oversized hands and feet, though he otherwise appears to be a normal human being. Throughout his history, the...
I have no idea what to think of this casting because I have no idea who this kid is. This will definitely be a role that gets some attention, so it should be cool to see how he does as Beast. The other question is will they use original Beast or blue harry beast?
Here's a run down of the character Beast from Marvel:
When first introduced, the Beast — a mutant — possesses ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility and oversized hands and feet, though he otherwise appears to be a normal human being. Throughout his history, the...
- 6/18/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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