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‘Underworld’ Vamp Plays Demon Prince in ‘I, Frankenstein’
Lakeshore Entertainment is keeping a strong relationship with actor Bill Nighy (pictured above) as he’s in negotiations to play the baddie once again in I, Frankenstein, while Australian thesp Socratis Otto (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is set to co-star as one of his evil henchmen, says Variety.
Aaron Eckhart toplines the pic, which Lionsgate is on board to distribute in the U.S. Stuart Beattie is directing from his own script, based on a graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, co-creator of the Underworld franchise. Nighy starred in all three of the films for Lakeshore.
In I, Frankenstein, Eckhart stars as Adam, Frankenstein’s monster who is being hunted by demons that want to learn the secret of his creation in order to build an army of reanimated corpse demons. Nighy is in talks to play a demon prince. Otto will play his compatriot who is tasked with tracking down and capturing Adam.
Production is scheduled to start in January in Australia, with the pic skedded for domestic release on Feb. 22, 2013.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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