Man, I haven’t seen this sucker in anything since DARK CITY…
In any event, Variety is now reporting English actor Rufus Sewell (seen above) is set to play Adam, the main vampiric villain in Timur Bekmambetov’s ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. Quite a gig for a dude who’s only acted in 3 movies since 2008.
I kid, of course. Sewell has been busy toiling on TV shows “The Eleventh Hour,” “The Pillars of the Earth” and “Zen” the last few years, so he’s definitely due for a big-screen (re)turn.
Scripted by Seth Grahame-Smith (from his own novel), VAMPIRE HUNTER takes a look back to:
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.
Also featuring Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (below), Robin McLeavy, Jimmi Simpson and Alan Tudyk – ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER is due June 22, 2012.