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Post by judypatooty on Apr 12, 2011 20:09:27 GMT
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 12, 2011 20:11:45 GMT
CONFIRMED!!!  RUFUS SEWELL IS TOP BADDIE IN 'VAMPIRE HUNTER'
Rufus Sewell has landed the role of Adam, the lead vampire villain in 20th Century Fox’s “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Variety's Rachel Abrams exclusively reports. Sewell will do battle with Benjamin Walker who, as SHOWBLITZ first reported in January, will play the 16th president. Based on the bestselling book by Seth Grahame-Smith, the story revolves around the Great Emancipator's quest to rid the world of vampires, presented as the real conflict behind the Civil War. "Vampire Hunter" is set for a June 22, 2012 release.
www.showblitz.com/2011/04/rufus-sewell-is-top-baddie-in-vampire-hunter.htmlWOO-HOO!!!!!!!! |
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Post by judypatooty on Apr 12, 2011 20:16:17 GMT
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 12, 2011 20:20:47 GMT
There's more on Variety, but I can't access that. If he's been told off for taking off make-up too soon, is he filming already?
(Guess the girl on Twitter who thought she saw him in London today was wrong)
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Post by judypatooty on Apr 12, 2011 20:28:24 GMT
According to the New Orleans Film & Video office website, filming started March 14 and is set to wrap on May 30. That'll give him plenty of time to eat a lot of po-boys and muffalettas.  (Maybe the girl saw Joaquin Phoenix instead.)  |
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Post by nell on Apr 12, 2011 20:29:46 GMT
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 12, 2011 20:31:59 GMT
Not to mention crawfish etoufee and blackened catfish and beignets and cafe au lait....oh, I love New Orleans (been there four times) - my favourite place and my favourite man.....  Or Joe Wright!! Thanks for the info, Judy! |
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Post by judypatooty on Apr 12, 2011 20:37:49 GMT
I can definitely see Rufus wandering the French Quarter with his camera, stopping off at Cafe du Monde for a quick coffee and beignet.
Hmmm. It's only a 5 1/2 hour drive from Houston. If I had a way of knowing for sure I could meet him, I'd be planning my road trip right now!
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 12, 2011 20:37:59 GMT
So filming began mid-March, but we know he was in the UK then, and in LA at the weekend, so maybe he's only just started shooting his scenes? GE2 - what made you think the twitter spotter was in London ? She says she thought she saw him in Piccadilly: twitter.com/DivineDecadent/statuses/57846859162595328 (then an hour later talks of walking from Knightsbridge to Islington) |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 12, 2011 20:40:52 GMT
I can definitely see Rufus wandering the French Quarter with his camera, stopping off at Cafe du Monde for a quick coffee and beignet. First thing I did whenever I arrived! And the last thing I did on the last evening, each trip! Go for it!! ;D |
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Post by nell on Apr 12, 2011 20:41:35 GMT
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Post by zenina on Apr 12, 2011 20:42:40 GMT
Great news Do we have this already or is it the same source gordonandthewhale.com/rufus-sewell-set-for-villain-role-in-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/Rufus Sewell set for villain role in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER Kate Erbland by: Kate Erbland April 12th, 2011 In "hey, this sounds kinda cool" casting news, Variety is exclusively reporting that Rufus Sewell has been cast as the main vamp in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. He will, obviously, be hunted down by our 16th president. Because that is something that happened. Historically. In our country. Whatever. Sewell (DARK CITY, A KNIGHT'S TALE, THE TOURIST) will be playing the character of Adam, and he joins young Benjamin Walker as the titular vampire-hunting prez. The rest of the, admittedly impressive, cast includes Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Alan Tudyk, and Robin McLeavy. Sewell is a good pick for a baddie, having played one pretty consistently throughout his career (even in the rom-com variety, see his chilling work in THE HOLIDAY). The film will be directed by Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED). The script comes from Seth Grahame-Smith's novel of the same name, with the author also doing scriptwriting duties. Grahame-Smith is the author to thank (?) for his clever rewrites of classic novels and stories that interject them with supernatural elements (his Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is also going the big screen route soon). The film will open on June 22, 2012. Other articles that you might like: * Fox wins war over ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER * Trent Reznor scoring ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER * Producer Jim Lemley gives update on ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER * Eric Bana in talks to star in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER * Dominic Cooper and Anthony Mackie cast in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER |
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Post by judypatooty on Apr 12, 2011 20:45:52 GMT
Here's the news from Variety (and it confirms the 3D bit): www.variety.com/article/VR1118035341Rufus Sewell to play villain in 'Vampire Hunter'British thesp will play Adam, the lead vampire in Fox's 'Lincoln' By Rachel Abrams Exclusive: British thesp Rufus Sewell has landed the role of Adam, the lead vampire villain, in 20th Century Fox's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."
Sewell joins Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Dominic Cooper in the Timur Bekmambetov summer tentpole.
Pic, based on the bestselling book by Seth Grahame-Smith, revolves around the president's quest to rid the world of vampires, presented as the real conflict behind the Civil War.
Bekmambetov will co-produce with Tim Burton and Jim Lemley.
Film, set to be shot in 3D starting in March, is skedded for a June 22, 2012 release. |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Apr 12, 2011 20:47:59 GMT
<rubs hands gleefully>
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Post by judypatooty on Apr 12, 2011 20:57:10 GMT
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Hope it's a good role.
