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It's been a long time since last we spoke about Dietrich Johnston's feature film Blood Shot, based upon his award-winning short of the same name. February of 2008 to be exact. Thankfully there's finally some movement, and we've got the new one-sheet for the flick.

Check out the eye candy below and look for more on this one hopefully soon!

Synopsis

Assigned by a covert government agency, a mysterious vampire and a rogue cop reluctantly join forces against a brutal maniac and his legion of killers. Christopher Lambert (Highlander), Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Terminator) and Oscar nominee Brad Dourif (The Lord of the Rings) star alongside Michael Bailey Smith (The Hills Have Eyes) and Brennan Elliott ("The 4400") in this killer, action-packed blend of Blade and Die Hard.

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Director Dietrich Johnston’s feature directorial debut, the horror/action film “Blood Shot” is not to be confused with “Bloodshot”, the comic book movie currently gestating around Hollywood. This film actually popped up on our radar way back in 2008, when the casting of Brad Dourif and Lance Henriksen was announced. Unbeknownst to us, 2011 saw the release of a trailer and promo clip from the film, which you can see for yourself below. I don’t know, it looks kind of cool, in a, “Don’t take it too seriously” kind of way. The poster certainly doesn’t hurt its chances with me none. In the heart of the city, a nefarious terrorist cell is plotting a major attack against the Us. Little do the terrorists know, someone is on to them. As they prepare to execute the first part of their plan, a mysterious figure infiltrates their home base and dispatches them one by one.

Meet the new weapon in the war on terror. He will shoot you. And then lap up your blood.Christopher Lambert, Lance Henriksen and Brad Dourif all feature in the cast of Dietrich Johnston's upcoming action-horror Blood Shot. And while Lambert may be playing the President in the piece - accent be damned, apparently - the real star is Michael Bailey Smith, who plays the vampire sent out to clean house.Assigned by a covert government agency, a mysterious vampire and a rogue cop reluctantly join forces against a brutal maniac and his legion of killers. Christopher Lambert ("Highlander"), Lance Henriksen ("Aliens," "The Terminator") and Oscar nominee Brad Dourif ("The Lord of the Rings") star alongside Michael Bailey Smith ("The Hills Have Eyes") and Brennan Elliott ("The...

Dietrich Johnston's Blood Shot has been a long time coming. Bd first visited the set of the film back in February of 2008, but sometimes things move slower than you'd like in the indie world. But now, the film has a pretty cool poster that plays up to it's terrorism fighting vampire promises. "Assigned by a covert government agency, a mysterious vampire and a rogue cop reluctantly join forces against a brutal maniac and his legion of killers. Christopher Lambert ('Highlander'), Lance Henriksen ('Aliens', 'The Terminator') and Oscar nominee Brad Dourif ('The Lord of the Rings') star alongside Michael Bailey Smith ("The Hills Have Eyes") and Brennan Elliott ('The 4400') in this killer, action-packed blend of 'Blade' and 'Die Hard'!"...

We've been informed that Brad Dourif (Child's Play), Brennan Elliott (Poltergeist: The Legacy), Assaf Cohen, Martin Klebba and Azita Ghanizada will all be joining Michael Bailey Smith (The Hills Have Eyes) in Blood Shot, which is being helmed by Dietrich Johnston here in Los Angeles. In addition, we've been provided with a long synopsis for the film, which stars Bailey Smith as a government vampire.