Eric recently hit you all with a trailer for the novel ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. Well it was only a matter of time before this one headed to the big screen right? But the same day the book is released? Damn.
That’s right folks, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER was released yesterday March 2, the same day it was announced over at Variety that filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov are planning on reteaming to produce a film adaptation of the novel!
The duo, who previously teamed to produce Shane Acker’s 9, are planning on solely producing ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER and nothing more. According to Variety it seems Burton and Bekmambetov purchased the rights to the novel with their own money. Seems the dudes really dig it huh? Nice! Fellow 9 producer Jim Lemley will be joining the two as producer. Seth Grahame-Smith, who penned the novel, will adapt the screenplay. Who better?
A sweeping epic of our greatest president as we’ve never seen him: an ax-throwing, highly trained vampire assassin. The novel reveals for the first time his secret lifelong battle with the undead.
Well damn. What do you guys think? It was inevitable that ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER would end up on the big screen, but what do you think about Burton and Bekmambetov tackling this one? And what about the director? Anyone in particular you see owning this shite? Hit us with your opinions below and keep it here for more on ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER as we hear it!