The interesting cast for
Priest has been growing on a weekly basis and today
Variety reports a couple new names added to the lineup:
True Blood's Stephen Moyer and
90210's Lily Collins. They will join Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, and Karl Urban. Check below for a rundown on the characters they play.
- 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."
- 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.
Based on the Tokyopop Manga, 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.