"Priest" Adaptation In The Works

"Priest" Adaptation In The Works

Based on a Korean comic, created by Hyung Min-woo for TokyoPop, Priest combines supernatural fantasy, Catholic iconography and Western themes.

By MarkCassidy - Jun 08, 2009 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Anime & Manga
Source: empire.com

The movie will star Paul Bettany as a warrior priest Ivan Isaacs who must find his kidnapped niece Gena in a world riddled with vampires and ravaged by the war between them and the humans fighting back. "Twilight" block of wood Cam Gigandet also stars as a Vampire sheriff(nice to see hes not being typecast) who teams up with Bettany to help track down Gena, his girlfriend.



Priest is being directed by Scott Stewart and should begin filming very soon to meet its 2010 release date.

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droopy1317
droopy1317 - 6/8/2009, 7:20 AM
Ha, first yea boiii. shiga yea!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/8/2009, 7:21 AM
Yeah droop lol!

Cool news, like THE PRIEST!!! ; )
adamant877
adamant877 - 6/8/2009, 9:48 AM
Amen, SirPrize.
Spock
Spock - 6/8/2009, 9:57 AM
Never heard of it but it sounds good. Just hope its not like Vampire Hunter D or Blade.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/8/2009, 3:13 PM
Damn??? Am i the only one to tick this??? This is cool news!

Peeps check out the comic book for a good read! ; )

Hey i am THE TICK! : D
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/8/2009, 3:16 PM
Have you read it Leee? I havnt! I just posted in case anyone else had, i had never heard of it! I do like Bettany though so hopefully its a good movie
shibazz
shibazz - 6/8/2009, 4:37 PM
Get it DROOP getit!

@Ror-01- You nailed that last line "Cam Gigandet also stars as a Vampire sheriff(nice to see hes not being typecast) who teams up with Bettany to help track down Gena, his girlfriend. "

Now i have to go an read these books, are they any good?
SpiderBat209
SpiderBat209 - 6/8/2009, 9:41 PM
Ok. Priest sounds interesting, I'll admit that.

Personally, I would like to see a TOTAL Revision of Anne Rice's VAMPIRE CHRONICHLES. Make a HBO or SHOWTIME Series from the books! (Interview with the Vampire w/ Cruz & Pitt is just EPIC. Don't redo that film at all!)

And I would also like to see the SONJA BLUE SAGA put to film! "A DOZEN BLACK ROSES" was one of the best single Vampire stories I've ever read! (Though the Sonja character has similarities to BLADE's story, but that's ok.)

Lastly, I'd like to see a WITCH HUNTER ROBIN live-action movie! That Anime Cartoon is just AWESOME! "Shell" by Bana, Kicks @SS! :)

Mmmm. That's it. I think. :P

OH! And ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER needs to happen already! AMY LEE for ANITA!

DOUBLE OH! DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS needs to see the light of day already too! :D
KeepItReal
KeepItReal - 6/9/2009, 12:08 AM
ISM: "Personally, I would like to see a TOTAL Revision of Anne Rice's VAMPIRE CHRONICHLES." Oh yea! That would be cool! does Amy Lee act? I dk. I love her song "bring me back to life".

I think Paul Bettany is a fantastic actor! A list all the way.
SpiderBat209
SpiderBat209 - 6/9/2009, 12:56 AM
Hi, KeepItReal! :D

IDK if AMY LEE can act either, but she seems like she'd be able to play a good female lead, just from seeing her behind the scenes and in interviews and stuff. :)

Love her music too! AMY LEE Rules! Purrrrrrr. (Sorry. Couldn't keep it in.) lol ;)

Yup! VAMPIRE CHRONICLES would be AWESOME! They should have NEVER tried to mix "The Vampire Lestat" and "Queen of the Damned" together. Nothing against the QOTD film; there was just alot of story I wish I could have seen brought to film. :(



KeepItReal
KeepItReal - 6/9/2009, 9:17 AM
Hey spidey! I hear you! WHY did they combine the two? I hate when they do that! There was alot they couldve covered QOTD & they just didnt follow through!

Amy Lee! yes! Definitely liking her music too! Go ahead purrrr! Its what you do! lol =:)
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/9/2009, 11:11 AM
Well, i do have something against QOTD, it sucked! Stuart Townsend is about as useful as a c#ck flavored lollipop. I loved Interview though, they should have continued with the same cast and director
shibazz
shibazz - 6/9/2009, 12:38 PM
Oh my Gawd Ror-01! Hahahahaha!!! that was hilarious.

Is there an Anime for this, i wlooked but no dice.
Merinator
Merinator - 6/10/2009, 7:19 AM
Queen of the Damned... that movie sucked when I saw it, above all because of those amateur vampire "hunters". A vampire film needs a competent witch/vampire/demon hunter.

About "Priest", I haven't seen it, but it looks good.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/10/2009, 2:45 PM
AMY LEE! NICE NAME!!! : D
mikekasher11
mikekasher11 - 6/15/2009, 1:14 PM
This has to be the biggest joke i have seen in movie history. Hollywood is trying to pull in a fan base for this comic and the movie they are making has nothing to do with this comicbook. the movie that they are making is based on a comic from the 80s which was horrible. This manga comics story isn't about vampires, its about a priest who must sell half his soul to fight a fallen angel, it is based in the old west but also the present, it has zombies and demons not vampires and while some of the character names are correct not enough of the story adds up thus leaving us with a horrible movie whoever decides to be in it. they need a serious rewrite and alot more people should read the comic instead of just commenting on faggy actors who are to play these characters. priest is a favorite of mine and i will not seat back and watch it be completely ruined by Hollywood. The comic isn't even finished so how would they be making this into a movie anyway. Butler was set to play the lead which would have fit with the character from the 80s comic but the lead they have now pulls us into the Priest of now. And as far as Amy Lee being in the movie do we really need another musician playing actor, they all suck and they should stay in music.
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