Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 American action fantasy horror film based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. The film was directed and co-produced by Timur Bekmambetov, along with Tim Burton. The novel's author, Seth Grahame-Smith, wrote the adapted screenplay. The real-life figure Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), is portrayed in the novel and the film as having a secret identity as a vampire hunter. Filming began in Louisiana in March 2011 and the film will be released in 3D on June 20, 2012 in the United Kingdom and June 22, 2012 in the Unted States.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith (screenplay), Seth Grahame-Smith (novel)
Stars: Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell and Dominic Cooper
Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov reinvent the
time-honored genre and present the terrifying creatures of the night as
they were meant to be experienced -- as fierce, visceral, intense and
bloodthristy. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter brings to the screen the
secret life of our nation's favorite president...as history's greatest
hunter of the undead.
Abraham Lincoln lived a secret life before and after becoming the 16th President of the United States. Since the death of his mother by a vampire, he is dedicated to slay the blood-sucking undead who are intent to take over the United States.
