Jim Jarmusch usually only makes a new movie once every few years these days, so its always nice to see something hes done pop up on the upcoming releases calendar. His latest work, Only Lovers Left Alive, cant help but give one pause though. Is Jim Jarmusch, the guy who always makes off the beaten path projects, really making a vampire movie at the height of this current, Twilight-inspired vampire craze? Yes, its true, Jarmusch is making a movie about a glamorous, vampire rock star and his eternal romance with a pale, blood sucking beautybut theres a twist that makes all of that instantly okay.
As you can see from the films first released image [via Indiewire], Jarmusch has cast The Avengers Tom Hiddleston as his vampire rocker, and Middle-earths Tilda Swinton as his centuries-old lover. Maybe it goes without saying, but
They. Look. Awesome. Thats all it takes, just one image of these two wearing sunglasses at night, and suddenly ones mind dizzies with the anticipation of watching them hanging all over each other and acting all sleazy together. What a couple of creeps. Factor in that Jarmusch has also cast Mia Wasikowska as Swintons crazy little sister, and this thing is likely to extend the tired vampire craze by another five years. But its going to be worth it.
