Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
 

The last time Tim Burton and Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov got together to produce something, we got Shane Acker’s dystopian animation 9. For their next collaboration, the pair are working on an adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s book Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

Literary mash-ups are the new publishing sensation. Whether they’re anything other than a mildly amusing joke is up for debate. We’ve already had Pride and Prejudice And Zombies (David O. Russell is to direct with Natalie Portman starring) and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.

Now it looks as if Seth Grahame-Smith looks is having Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter turned into a movie. Will John Wilkes Booth be worked into the unfolding drama in an attempt at some fantasy historical revisionism meets the horror genre? After all, Abe was shot down in a theatre and entered history as one of four US presidents to be assassinated.

Abraham Lincoln kicks off with the legendary US president watching his mother die at the hands – well, teeth – of the fanged fiends and swearing revenge. Smith’s tale weaves in historical facts about Lincoln’s ascension to the White House and his actions regarding the Civil War.

“Henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion,” Lincoln writes in his journal. “I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose…”

No studio has picked up the rights to the film yet, but with Burton and Bekmambetov producing (even though neither of them is looking to direct the film), someone is bound to grab it soon.

Check out the trailer for the book -

It's a joke, right?


Looks like poo.

I hope not. Sounds like something I would like to watch with some Jamaican imports.

I have a novelette about a descendant of John Wilkes Booth battling zombie Lincolns coming in the next issue of the Magazine of Bizarro Fiction.

I blame you for my new love of Bizarro fiction by the way. Why did I ever read your blog.....

I have no idea. My blog is awful. But, if you're starting to like Bizarro stuff, and you're looking for writing advice and to get to know people in the industry, come by www.bizarrocentral.com. You might meet Jeff Burk. If you're lucky.

Mine is awful too! My only post is about how my dogs ate a chapter of my story!

You know nothing of poor blogging.

http://thegarrettcook.blogspot.com/2...-q-and_27.html

And this:
http://thegarrettcook.blogspot.com/2...t-be-true.html
And this:
http://thegarrettcook.blogspot.com/2...ster-cult.html
And don't forget this:
http://thegarrettcook.blogspot.com/2...-log-open.html

Maybe you have one post, but I have multiple posts of inferior quality, loaded with confusing content.

http://calenj.blogspot.com/

The only post so far, explaining why I havent posted any others. Fucking dogs.

Well, you've had it two days.