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Mädchen Amick (<3333), Christopher Plummer and Brad Dourif have been added to the cast of the supernatural horror movie Priest. It stars Paul Bettany as a renegade priest tracking a murderous band of vampires, led by Black Hat (Karl Urban), who have kidnapped his neice (Lily Collins). Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, and Stephen Moyer co-star. The film is directed by Scott Stewart, who worked with Bettany on the upcoming Legion. If a movie was judged on its cast alone, this one would be a big winner. (Coming Soon) [imdb]
Jane Campion's John Keats/Fanny Brawne romance Bright Star continues to win audiences at TIFF. It's currently rated 85% fresh at RottenTomatoes. Stars Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw as the doomed lovers. Trailer. [imdb]
The Spierig brothers' vampire sci-fi movie Daybreakers has also gotten a warm reception. Monika Bartyzel at Collider wrote:
'the Spierigs have reclaimed the vampire genre and given love to classic tropes while also breaking the world out into a whole new playing field. There are new myths to consider, and best of all - a certain, distinct sense of “humanity” in these vampires and in this world.'
The film stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, and Isabel Lucas. Trailer. [imdb]
Hi-res photos from Pope Joan, featuring Johanna Wokalek as the legendary female pope, as well as David Wenham, John Goodman, Anatole Taubman and Iain Glen. [imdb]
NY Magazine profiles actor Neil Patrick Harris:
'An obsession with magic requires a particular personality type: the nerd extrovert. “When you go to a magic conference, and you spend time with 500 magician people, you start to realize … trends,” he says with an arched eyebrow. “It's the coolest hobby in the world, but people tend to get into magic because no one would talk to them."'