Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Movie in the Works

[spider-neil]

x men did that over 10 years ago

The funny thing is, X-Men was like 'you can't have flashy fantastical heroes in bright costumes' and Spider-Man came along and showed that (concept) was rubbish. TDK essentially came out and said the same thing and Avengers showed that (concept) is rubbish as well.

Are people talking about superhero movies because there is nothing of note to discuss with regards to AL:VH?

 

[terry78]

Let me know when this thread gets back on topic.

 

[Hush]

There is plenty to talk about with this movie, it's a fun popcorn flick and should be treated as such. It's just plan fun.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

saw this last night, it was alright, I enjoyed it for the most part, but nothing that'll stand out this summer, at least IMO.

 

[Ultimatehero]

I think I can honestly say I hope ultimatehero fails horribly in Hollywood purely so maybe then he'll stop talking like he's our own personal Harvey Weinstein.

Eh, the jealousy of lesser ones.

Just kidding. But, seriously - yeah, when I can add in 'insider' knowledge I should hold back why exactly? To not offend the easily jealous? Nothing to be jealous about really. I'm just a court jester. You need your doctors, lawyers, hell even your plumbers before you really need your court jester. We bring entertainment while everyone else keeps the world going round.

Also, sorry to burst your bubble, but this young and with interest there - viable interest - this ship's not gonna sink. But, I will become less and less able to be out and open about it. Numerous contracts, etc. I'd not be able to say a word without stepping over some legal boundary.

1) AVENGERS
2) ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER
3) ROCK OF AGES
4) MADAGASCAR 3

ABRAHAM LINCOLN was awesome. 8/10. A lot of it reminded me of Batman Begins. Including the final action sequence. Favorite scene is still the whole ballroom scene for some reason. Also I can officially say now that this is the script I read and loved so much. So, that by in and of itself was awesome.

I think the board may become more active as the day goes on. It's still only 3 PM meaning 12 in across the coast and the movie was just released today.

 

[Destructus86]

there is no way this film is doing great

 

[Ultimatehero]

there is no way this film is doing great

Studios at a time thought these kinds of movies would do great at box office, but now are lowering expectations as seen a day before. I would love for this to be a hit, but okay if it's not - cult hit would be cool as well.

One thing to be noted is this movie came along at a time when Hollywood wanted to take a lot of historical figures and make them out to be superheroes. I've seen scripts about Leonardo DiVinci, Christopher Columbus, and even Houdini as action heroes when the script was first passing around. So if it manages to bring in a good buck those may be next. Just thought that might be interesting info to some.

 

[Bruce Malone]

^^^

You mean like that edgar alan poe movie that just came out?

 

[Destructus86]

Studios at a time thought these kinds of movies would do great at box office, but now are lowering expectations as seen a day before. I would love for this to be a hit, but okay if it's not - cult hit would be cool as well.

One thing to be noted is this movie came along at a time when Hollywood wanted to take a lot of historical figures and make them out to be superheroes. I've seen scripts about Leonardo DiVinci, Christopher Columbus, and even Houdini as action heroes when the script was first passing around. So if it manages to bring in a good buck those may be next. Just thought that might be interesting info to some.

I find it somewhat disturbing Hollywood is reaching so for out for story ideas when there are PLENTY of strong, original scripts floating out there and are dismissed simply because it's their first script. Plus, the great
novels out there that could fairly easily be translated to film.

 

[Ultimatehero]

Yeah, Edgar script came along the exact - actually - I think I read this and Abraham Lincoln in the same week if I remember correctly. It was... two years ago now? Or one year? Blended together. But definitely same time. Also not soon after I heard about Houdini moving around the studio. That's how Hollywood works though. Something strikes interest. Others aim to capture on that interest and you have things like two 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea movies roaming around.

I find it somewhat disturbing Hollywood is reaching so for out for story ideas when there are PLENTY of strong, original scripts floating out there and are dismissed simply because it's their first script. Plus, the great
novels out there that could fairly easily be translated to film.

Eh... I'd say that's a leap or the readers rarely get those lol. I can't say concretely. But, I believe not as many as some people think. At least I've rarely got the ones I could stamp as 'consider.' Undoubtably the ones I 'considered' were leagues better than some films out there on the same token.

Often those get used as samples and the writers from there get hired onto other projects which the executives, vice president, and president at the sub companies want to see happen. There is A LOT of scripts passing around with "this writer has worked on --, --, and -- here is a sample script to see if he might suit something at your company." So a lot of those writers are making the rounds, just getting picked up from specs and put on projects.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

From Boxofficemojo:

For a while, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was looking like it could be a bomb on par with 2010's Jonah Hex—after all, it's opening at the exact same time, and also features a titular hero fighting off an army of foes hell-bent on conquering 19th century America. While its initial marketing material was a bit muddled, though, the latest round of commercials has been more successful in establishing the conflict between our country's 16th president and an undead army of vampires, and has also showcased some unique action. It's still only going to reach a very specific audience (young males old enough to buy R-rated tickets), but it should get a large portion of that group given Prometheus's steady decline and That's My Boy's disappointing start. Distributor 20th Century Fox is expecting between $15 and $16 million this weekend.

Weekend Forecast (June 22-24)
1. Brave - $64.7 million
2. Abraham Lincoln - $17.1 million
3. Madagascar 3 - $15.3 million (-55%)
4. Prometheus - $10.7 million (-48%)
—. Seeking a Friend - $8.2 million

Bar for Success
It's okay if Brave misses the $60 million standard Pixar opening, though not by much—it really ought to be earning at least $50 million this weekend. With a very wide release and 3D ticket pricing, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter needs to earn a minimum of $20 million this weekend

http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3467&p=.htm

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Film is "doing better than expected"...

Meanwhile Twentieth Century Fox’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is looking to open around $20M-$22M – and $25M at best. That’s much better than the tracking has been on this bizarre horror history mashup from producer Tim Burton and director Timur Bekmambetov based on the novel and script by Seth Grahame-Smith. That includes $701,261 in midnight screenings from 1,168 locations. (“Pretty good number, same as Cowboys & Aliens,” a Fox exec stresses to me. And C&A was a much costlier film&#8230 Interesting that this Lincoln: Vampire Hunter high-concept 3D pic (in 3,106 theaters) with no stars will do way way better than the openings of Tom Cruise’s PG-13 Rock Of Ages and Adam Sandler’s R-rated That’s My Boy which both flopped last weekend.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/brave-box-office-results-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-weekend/

 

[DarthSkywalker]

How much MEW is there?

 

[EML420]

I watched it earlier today I liked it a whole lot had a good time.

 

[Slushy]

Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican U.S. President

 

[Schlosser85]

....ok?

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Roeper pretty much liked the film. Gave it a B+.

http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/abrahamlincolnvampirehunter.aspx

Anyway, saw the film. I actually really enjoyed it. The horse stampede scene was probably one of my fav scenes in the film. One of the things I didn't like though was

Spoiler

how easily Stephen A. Douglas was just like, "oh, you're gonna be Abe's wife now? Whatever." type of thing, but Tudyk said his role was cut down,

so maybe they'll be some deleted scenes addressing that.

& here's AICN's review for anyone who wants to read it:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/56580

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Can someone please answer my question?

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Can someone please answer my question?

She has a pretty fair amount of screen-time if that helps. It's not like 10 minutes worth or whatever, but she appears in the film throughout pretty much from like the middle-ish all the way to the end.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

She has a pretty fair amount of screen-time if that helps. It's not like 10 minutes worth or whatever, but she appears in the film throughout pretty much from like the middle-ish all the way to the end.

Thanks. I'll probably wait to rent.

 

[spider-neil]

Roeper pretty much liked the film. Gave it a B+.

http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/abrahamlincolnvampirehunter.aspx

Anyway, saw the film. I actually really enjoyed it. The horse stampede scene was probably one of my fav scenes in the film. One of the things I didn't like though was

Spoiler

how easily Stephen A. Douglas was just like, "oh, you're gonna be Abe's wife now? Whatever." type of thing, but Tudyk said his role was cut down,

so maybe they'll be some deleted scenes addressing that.

& here's AICN's review for anyone who wants to read it:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/56580

The horse stampede was so fake looking it took me completely out of the movie and it wasn't even the most ridiculous looking set piece in the movie.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

The horse stampede was so fake looking it took me completely out of the movie and it wasn't even the most ridiculous looking set piece in the movie.

Well, it wasn't like they were gonna get hundreds of real horses for them to jump off of & toss around, but oh well. I liked it.

On another note, the movie took in $8 mill alone on Friday.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/bra...ncoln-vampire-hunter-weekend/#comment-3043975

 

[Hush]

I thought the horse scene was hilariously fun. Did they ever explain the Vampires immunity to sun light?

 

[terry78]

It's obviously not beating Brave, but I think people are going just for the curiosity and absurdity alone.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I thought the horse scene was hilariously fun. Did they ever explain the Vampires immunity to sun light?

Spoiler

At the pharmacy where Lincoln kills that vampire there's a sign out front for a special sun blocker. I assumed thats how they were doing it. Didn't really explain much.