Over a year ago we first told you about BLOOD VAMPIRE, or BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE as it’s referred to now. My how the time passes, as now there’s a buttload of new images that just surfaced online to check out and have some fun with.
As a refresher, BLOOD goes a bit like this: On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old “halfling.” Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts. When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires. Using her superhman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base’s general that Saya learns of her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection…
Complicated? Yes – but fun? You betcha. Originally set to be directed by FREDDY VS JASON director Ronny Yu, BLOOD now has director Chris Nahon working his magic, bringing stars Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, and Masiela Lusha to the big screen in this adaptation of an anime film.
While Yu is not directing, he is still a part of the project, as co-wrote the screenplay. Yes, I’m sure all kinds of fun will be had with this one.
Have a blast with these new images, and stick around as we eagerly wait and anticipate the announcement of that release date, which hopefully comes sooner than later.