UHM - Daybreakers

6.25.09
Added the trailer.

6.22.09
Added the first poster.

3.20.09
The film's release has been pushed back a few months.

12.24.08
The long-delayed film now has a September 11th '09 release set.

6.28.07
In some awesome casting news, William Dafoe joins opposite Ethan Hawke. Thanks to Starpulse.

5.24.07
Actor Sam Neill has joined the cast.

5.15.07
Ethan Hawke is the first actor set to star in the film. Filming is said to begin this July in Australia.

6.13.06
You can check some concept art that appeared here to get an idea as to what we can expect from the film.

7.12.05
The Spierig bros spoke with the people at SciFi about the project that'll begin shooting sometime next year. The duo have apparently completed their second draft, and will do a slight polish before casting. They were quoted saying how this is not your ordinary vampire flick, and that it'll take more of a dramatic approach to the story. You can read more here.

7.04.05
The Spierig bros spoke with Moviehole in a recent interview about their current and upcoming project. Here's a snipit of the duo talking about Daybreakers:

When asked whether the vamps would be moving about only in the night the bros were quoted saying: "They are doing this at night but they have also modified their lives so they can function also in the daytime. Like they have modified their houses so they can block out their windows, they have built walkways so they can walk around during the day, they have modified their cars so they can drive during the day. But the problem is what has started to happen is this new world what’s started to happens is they are running out of their food supply, which is human blood. There is very few human beings left in the world and vampires are starting to starve. So the film is essentially about 2 brothers strangely enough. They go on 2 completely different paths…"

3.28.05
According to Now Playing Magazine, who spoke with the Spierig bros, the duo just turned into the second draft to Lion's Gate and are awaiting feedback. The article also posted a brief story description, here's what was posted: "[The vampires] have tried to continue their lives as normal people. Human beings are on the brink of extinction [and] it's just a matter of time before the entire human population is wiped out. Vampires will suffer an eternity of starvation and madness if they can't find an alternative to human blood, [but] one man discovers a solution that will save the vampire race – they must become human again."

1.15.05
The guys at CC spoke with the writer/directors for the film recently about the status and various other details. Here are some bits from the article: "... this is more of an old-fashioned hero story. There will still be plenty of cool action, lots of blood, but tonally it’s very different to any of the recent vampire films." and "[We're] big fans of vampire movies and are trying to be as faithful to the mythology as possible, but at the same time offer something you’ve never seen before in this genre. Our goal with Daybreakers is to take what people know and expect from this type of movie and twist it, hopefully offering something new and exciting." Read more here.

- Originally set for a September 11th '09 theatrical release.
- Filmed in Australia.
- The film will have a more serious tone compared to the Spierig bro's previous film Undead.
- The Spierig brothers are currently working on the second draft.
- Lion's Gate will distribute.
- Written by Michael and Peter Spierig (Undead).

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XnemisisX

Posted 422 days ago

I'm lookin forward to this one...Kinda like having every thing we knew when we were younger changed to put new fear in our minds...lets hope this is as good as it sounds

Axal

Posted 427 days ago

I was actually involveed in the movie and we filmed at movie world on the gold coast as well as some public locations. I think this will be a good movie to see due to how peter and michael have created the plot. it's different to practically ll vampire films I've seen :-) enjoy!!

maniacal macabre

Posted 437 days ago

this is going to be good. i dont think vamp movie has been done this way before! and i too am a fan of sam and ethan from JURASSIC PARK and TAKING LIVES! i think niel will make a creepy as vamp and hawk will be a verry sexy blood sucker! LOOKING FOREWARD TO THIS!

wickedwonka

Posted 830 days ago

sounds cool but i dont know it might just suck i dont really know

Rusalka

Posted 837 days ago

was just wondering where in australia this was filmed?

SILVER MOON PHOENIX

Posted 932 days ago

NOW THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. NO SLAYERS NO CHEESY TRANSYLVANIAN ACCENT.I LOVED SAM NIEL FROM JURASSIC PARK AND EITHAN HAWK FROM TAKING LIVES. I CANT *** ING WAIT TO SEE THIS FILM

future-writer

Posted 934 days ago

u know, i was actually writing a story with the same plot line. thogh, it wasn't called daybreakers. SOB. guess someone beat me to the cut.

brandon

Posted 998 days ago

it sounds great but whats funny is lions gate films dont get me wrong i like what they do they relese every horror movie they can some suck some are good and then they get thier great ones which are so good it makes up for the bad with that being said it could be great or bad but ill check it out

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