Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 American supernatural film based on the 2010 mashup novel Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and is produced by Bekmambetov and Tim Burton. The novel's author, Seth Grahame-Smith, wrote the adapted screenplay. The real-life figure Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), is fictionally portrayed in the novel and the film as having a secret identity as a vampire hunter. Benjamin Walker stars as Lincoln. Filming began in Louisiana in March 2011, and the film is being produced in 3D. It is scheduled to be released on June 22, 2012.
Directed by
Timur Bekmambetov
Produced by
Timur Bekmambetov
Tim Burton
Jim Lemley
Screenplay by
Seth Grahame-Smith
Based on Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter by
Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring
Benjamin Walker
Mary Elizabeth Winstead