In a high-concept mash-up, Timur Bekmambetov has elected to entrust the lead performances in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER to relative unknowns. First came the casting of Honest Abe himself, which went to Benjamin Walker. Now, Timur has assigned Walker his wifey!
According to Latino Review, Aussie actress Robin McLeavy (THE LOVED ONES, pictured) has been given the role of Mary Todd in VAMPIRE HUNTER. Word is she beat out Mary Elizabeth Winstead for the part.
As you may know, McLeavy burst onto the scene with a harrowing performance in last year’s THE LOVED ONES, the Aussie slasher-flick-meets-PRETTY IN PINK. Adorable, awkward, completely f*ckin’ maniacal…McLeavy nailed her part and instantly catapulted her name among the promising young actors to keep an eye on. I for one can’t wait to see what she does with the role of Mary Todd, but I haven’t read the text, so I really don’t know how the character is comported.
Staking a June 22nd, 2012 release:
When Abraham Lincoln was nine years old, his mother died from an ailment called the “milk sickness.” Only later did he learn that his mother’s deadly affliction was actually the work of a local vampire, seeking to collect a debt owed by Lincoln’s father. When Abe learned the truth, he vowed revenge and kept one passion hidden throughout his life: the brutal elimination of all vampires. His valiant, bloody fight against the undead was all but lost to history, until Grahame-Smith stumbled upon the secret journal of Abraham Lincoln.
Using the journal as his guide, Seth reconstructs Lincoln’s life story and uncovers the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation. You don’t know Abe. Honest.
Dominic Cooper and Anthony Mackie will also star.