Priest

  Tags: Alan Dale, based on comic, Brad Dourif, Buckaroo Entertainment, Cam Gigandet, Christopher Plummer, Lily Collins, Mädchen Amick, Michael De Luca Productions, Paul Bettany, priest, Sam Raimi, Scott Charles Stewart, Screen Gems, Stephen Moyer, TOKYOPOP, VAMPIRES


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The story follows a warrior priest who disobeys church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a priestess to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped his niece.

CATEGORY
Vampires

RELEASE DATE
January 14, 2011
CURRENT STATUS
Post-Production
LANGUAGE
English
PRODUCED BY
Buckaroo Entertainment
Michael De Luca Productions
Screen Gems
Stars Road Entertainment
TOKYOPOP
MPAA RATING
N/A
OFFICIAL SITES
Official Site
DIRECTED BY
Scott Charles Stewart
WRITTEN BY
Cory Goodman
STARRING
Paul Bettany
Cam Gigandet
Maggie Q
Karl Urban
Stephen Moyer
Lily Collins
Mädchen Amick
Christopher Plummer
Brad Dourif
Alan Dale

PROJECT DETAILS
  • It's said that the film's recent release date push is due to the filmmakers converting it into 3D.
  • Once had an August 20th 2010 theatrical release set.
  • The vampires in the film won't burn in the sunlight, but are albino and live in caves.
  • The vampires reportedly entirely CG when they are moving because they move so quickly. 
  • There are a bunch of different "flavors" of vampires – hive drones, guardians, queen.
  • It's said that the vampires in this film are very feral and violent and have their own language.
  • Originally set for an August 13th, then an October 1st 2010 theatrical release.
  • Christopher Plummer plays "Monsignor Orelas, the leader of our Orwellian Church State."
  • Though known as a vampire in HBO's hit series True Blood, actor Stephen Moyer will play the mortal brother of the protagonist in this film.
  • Actress Lily Collins plays the Niece.
  • Karl Urban plays "Black Hat, the evil leader of the bloodsuckers who was once a priest and hunter but now fancies himself a god of vampires."
  • Maggie Q plays "a priestess -- a vampire hunter as tough as the priests."
  • Andrew Douglas (The Amittyvile Horror '05) was originally set to direct with Gerard Butler and Steven Strait set to star, but plans fell through.
  • Cam Gigandet (Twilight, The Unborn) plays "a young wasteland sheriff who is also part vampire. He partners with Bettany to save the girl he loves, the niece."
  • Paul Bettany plays the Priest.
  • Originally had an August 17th '07 release date set.
  • This is described as a vampire western.
  • Mike De Luca, Sam Raimi and Josh Donenwill produce.
  • Based on a spec-script by Cory Goodman.
  • Based on the Tokyopop Manga that bares the same name.
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Ohnim1's picture
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Reading the plot synopsis at first made me think it sounded awesome. Then reading about the source material it seems more like a bastardized version with no ties, save for the name and main character, to the source material, much like Wanted. That is a disappointment because though I have not read the books, they sound awesome and I am going to have to look for them.


MrTalbot's picture
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I'm not sure what to expect from this...I'll have to see a trailer.


Jekel9's picture
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I have not read the books but at least they are rounding it out with a solid cast. Paul Bettany, Brad Dourif, and Christopher Plummer are fine actors in my book. This looks interesting enough. More than anything, the cast entices me.


Corpsey85's picture
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I did read these books and am terribly disappointed in what its become.


CaspersVeil's picture
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What it should have been.............

"In the frontier of the American west, a veil of evil threatens to engulf humanity. Servants of the fallen archangel Temozarela are paving the way for their dark lord’s resurrection.

One man stands in the way of the apocalypse—Ivan Isaacs—a fallen priest who sold his soul to the devil Belial for the power to fight evil. Armed with a wicked blade and silver bullets, Ivan will give the heretics a baptism of blood in his pilgrimage for humanity’s redemption."

I really wish Hollywood would leave stuff like this alone and continue churning out the crap remakes they like so much.


MANIACAL MACABRE's picture
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this movie sounds super lame!


Jekel9's picture
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Paul Bettany is a beast Crazy


carnageTH's picture
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cast is startin to look major badass Crazy


Grima's picture
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agreed. cast intrigues me Big smile


headbangersball's picture
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just caught him in the legion trailer 2


RavenLV's picture
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Paul is magnificent. Agreed thoroughly.


darkmoon's picture
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yeah and Karl Urban is a great choice. wasn't steven strait from covenant supposed to be in this? karl urban as the baddy; i'm starting to REALLY get into this guy as an actor


paranormal's picture
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what character is dourif playin Laughing out loud


carnageTH's picture
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Urban was great in Lord Of The Rings and Star Trek. Yes very true.


crow99's picture
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Yeah and Bettany as someone who matches up against him is a great choice


headbangersball's picture
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LOVE Cam Wink


     







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