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Sunday, August 15, 2010

A Wanted Man

Russian director Timur Bekmambetov has been linked to several films in recent weeks. The gang at Empire recently spoke with him about all of them..

First up is "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" which he is prepping to direct himself and describes the tone in the vein of his Russian hit "Night Watch". He hopes to turn that property into a franchise - "there will be many opportunities to develop and explore this world if we get to do sequels. I hope we will start this winter. We are shooting in America."

Wanted 2 is still on the drawing board but will likely go after 'Lincoln' due to star James McAvoy's commitment to "X-Men: First Class". He has penned a treatment for "Red Asphalt", a 3-D horror film about drunk driving described as "one big car chase".

He has also written a treatment for "The Knights Templar" however he only intends to produce that. While an English-language remake of Black Lightning which he also would only produce is being discussed with the suits at Universal Pictures.

Still in very early development and/or scripting stages are his "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea " adaptation and his more mystical take on "Moby Dick". He also hopes to get around to "Twilight Watch" one day, while The Last Witch Hunter pic is in limbo

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