Cam Gigandet's Update on Priest
Source:Silas Lesnick
June 12, 2009
Straight from the set of his new horror/thriller,
The Roommate, one-time
Twilight vampire Cam Gigandet gave Shock an update about his upcoming turn in the opposite direction: as a vampire-hunting sheriff in an adaptation of the Korean comic book series
Priest by Hyung Min-Woo.
"[Shooting is] coming up in August," says Gigandet,
"It's a big movie. Paul Bettany and I are fighting vampires. Or creatures. vampire-creatures to be exact... If you wanted to call them something, they'd be vampires. But not in the terms that we think of vampires. They don't like sun and that's kind of the main similarity. Other than that, they don't look like humans. They move differently. When you think of vampires, now people probably think of Twilight. But these aren't like that."
Despite the "non-human" description, Cam's character in the comic is actually half-vampire and the actor went on to say that he hopes (and assumes) that the creatures will still be done with practical effects rather than CGI.
Gigandet further stressed that the film is quite a bit different from the source material, even to the point that he doesn't quite consider it an adaptation.
"I didn't even know it was based on a graphic novel until after I auditioned," he says.
"Now, looking at both the script and the comic, they're related, but I don't know if it's based on it entirely. I personally like the script better."
Comments
Posted by: brooklynpsycho on June 12, 2009 at 15:31:42
Reminds me too much of "BLADE"
Posted by: Adam on June 12, 2009 at 19:30:01
reminds me to much of the uber vamps in Buffy season 7
Posted by: paul on June 12, 2009 at 19:50:32
Gigandet is a douche
Posted by: M on June 13, 2009 at 01:40:26
At this point, seriously, any one connected with Twilight is a douche. And I mean that..
This is a good property if its done right, but I wouldnt say I'm excited about it because I'm sure something will kill it, probably the script or casting..
Oh and this buttflap isn't playing the main character, so its not really any thing like blade. He's just a supporting role. Why this site needs to inflate his characters role is beyond my understanding.
Posted by: unyi on June 13, 2009 at 02:39:19
actually when i think of vampires,
the last thing i think of- no wait- the thing i dont think of at all- is twilight vampires.
Posted by: n3kr0 on June 14, 2009 at 09:27:40
"When you think of vampires, now people probably think of Twilight. But these aren't like that."
IF YOU WERE BORN YESTERDAY...
Posted by: redneck on June 14, 2009 at 23:17:54
paul...and you're the douche BAG. Cam and Paul are not vampires, they fight them (and they're not typical "vampires" as much as they are demons. This will be rated R and nothing like Twilight.
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