Release Date: 2012-06-22
Wide Release
Distributors: 20th Century Fox
Directors: Timur Bekmambetov
Status: Completed
Film Genre(s): Thriller, 3D
United States
SYNOPSIS
Scripted by Seth Grahame-Smith, and based on his book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter", a story about Lincoln (Walker), the man destined to become the United States' 16th President, who must also deal with quelling attacks from bloodthirsty undead.PREVIEW NOTES
- Empire reports that Timur Bekmambetov, previously attached only as producer, has announced his intention to direct project, that production will ideally begin this winter and that the property is being looked at as a potential franchise. - 2010-08-09
- Variety reports that 20th Century Fox has acquired the film rights for the adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Tim Burton is producing. - 2010-10-03
- Variety reports that Rufus Sewell has signed on. - 2011-04-12
"Ron and I wanted to make a film that looked at what it means to be an outsider and we wanted to explore what it takes to reach out to someone whose life is very removed from your own."
