Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
When: 2011
Studio: Fox (after a bidding war with Sony, Paramount, Universal and Summit)
Director: Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted 1/2, Night Watch, Day Watch)
Producers: Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov
Screenplay: Seth Grahame-Smith (based on his novel)
Synopsis: a wild live-action 3D re-imagining of Lincoln's life that depicts the 16th president as an axe-throwing, highly accomplished killer of vampires, an obsession of his since bloodsuckers supposedly took the life of his mother. Taking revenge, Lincoln wreaks havoc on the vampires and their slave-owning protectors.
When: 2011
Studio: Fox (after a bidding war with Sony, Paramount, Universal and Summit)
Director: Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted 1/2, Night Watch, Day Watch)
Producers: Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov
Screenplay: Seth Grahame-Smith (based on his novel)
Synopsis: a wild live-action 3D re-imagining of Lincoln's life that depicts the 16th president as an axe-throwing, highly accomplished killer of vampires, an obsession of his since bloodsuckers supposedly took the life of his mother. Taking revenge, Lincoln wreaks havoc on the vampires and their slave-owning protectors.