Dafoe’s a vampire… again.

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 19 years ago

Last Updated on July 27, 2021

In a lifetime of bizarre performance’s, perhaps Willem Dafoe’s strangest – and arguably, coolest – is as Max Schreck in SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE. He elevated an otherwise disappointing movie (in my opinion) with his campy, completely effective performance as a real-life vampire struggling with his lust for blood and the pressures of being on a movie set…

Well he’s sticking in the false teeth once again, joining Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill in DAYBREAKERS, the new film from the Spierig Brothers (UNDEAD).

sponsored content

Strangely, it’s Hawke that’s breaking the news, telling StarPulseblog:
“I’m going to make a vampire picture and I’m going to chew on some necks. Willem Dafoe and I are duelling vampires. It’s a vampire movie set way in the future where everyone is a vampire and we’re all eating our own resources, so we’re trying to get off on foreign humans. We’re trying to get off of trying to create blood substitutes. It’s a big analogy about what’s going on now. It’s really dark and weird and everybody’s sucking each other’s blood.”

Pretty deep. The flick is rounding up a good cast so far, and I’m intrigued to see what the Spierig’s have up their sleeve after UNDEAD, so we’ll keep you posted as more info drops in…

Source: Fearnet

About the Author

Eric Walkuski

Film Critic

10,340 Articles Published

Favorite Movies: Jaws, Star Wars Trilogy, Aliens, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Dawn read more of the Dead ('78), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74), Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, The Manchurian Candidate ('62), Taxi Driver, Back to the Future, Stand by Me, Shaun of the Dead, Boogie Nights, La Dolce Vita, 12 Angry Men, The Birds, Touch of Evil

Likes: Film, Beer (who the hell DOESN'T around here?!), writing, NY Mets, read more The Jets, Girls who love film AND beer (at the same time), Jazz, Deadwood, The Wire, The Office, The Twilight Zone, Cormac McCarthy, Graham Greene, Stephen King, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scorsese, Spielberg, Halloween season, Marvel movies, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Ash vs Evil Dead, Game of Thrones, Edgar Allen Poe, Mother Nature

The comment section exists to allow readers to discuss the article constructively and respectfully, focused on the topic at hand.

What’s Not Allowed

Abusive language, insults, or harassment toward other users or staff.
Hate speech of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Bickering, bullying, personal attacks, or baiting others to argue
Extended off-topic debates, especially those centered on politics or religion rather than the article topic
No AI content or SPAM