Horror Western ‘Priest’ Finally Moving Forward

Scott Charles Stewart has signed to direct the long-delayed horror Western Priest. The film is an adaptation of a TokyoPop comic book (read an issue inside), the story is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampire and follows a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece. Cory Goodman (The Brood) wrote the screenplay. The boarding of Stewart blesses “Priest” with new life; the project almost came together a couple of years ago with Gerard Butler and Steven Strait under the direction of Andrew Douglas but fell apart. PRIEST sees Stewart back under Screen Gems’ wings, as he is making his directorial debut with the company’s biblical apocalyptic thriller LEGION.

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