Rufus Sewell to Play Lead Villain in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Robin McLeavy to Play Mary Todd Lincoln in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. The cast of Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter continues to fill out. Latino Review reports that Robin McLeavy will play Lincoln’s love-interest and future wife Mary Todd Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln also stars Benjamin Walker as Lincoln, Anthony Mackie as Lincoln’s friend Will, and Dominic Cooper as Lincoln’s mentor, Henry. Tim Burton is producing the movie which is based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is due out in 3D on June 22, 2012. Here’s the synopsis of Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: Indiana, 1818. News: Dominic Cooper Joins The Main Cast Of 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' | Latino Review. Joaquin Phoenix May Start His Comeback In Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Benjamin Walker Is ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER. Benjamin Walker (Flags of Our Fathers) was among the lesser known names of the shortlist — Walker, Adrien Brody, Timothy Olyphant, Josh Lucas, James D’Arcy, Oliver Jackson-Cohen — that screen tested for the lead role in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. But 20th Century Fox appears eager to get into the Benjamin Walker business.
Walker was the first young actor cast as a student in the X-Men: First Class before he was dropped out to reprise his starring role in the Broadway musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. In retrospect, that iconoclastically presidential role was the perfect preparation to anchor Fox’s summer tentpole: Variety reports Walker has closed a deal to star in Abraham Lincoln. Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) will direct and co-produce with Tim Burton and Jim Lemley (9). Seth Grahame-Smith wrote both the book and the adapted screenplay. Hit the jump for an official synopsis for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, scheduled for release June 22, 2012. Indiana, 1818.