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2011 – Priest
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Directed by: Scott Stewart Written by: Cory Goodman Produced by: Michael DeLuca, Joshua Donen, Mitchell Peck Production year: 2010 Original release: May 13, 2011 (USA) Running time: 1 hour, 27 minutes Other cast: Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q Misc: IMDB | Amazon | iTunes |
In a society ravaged by centuries of war between humans and vampires, a legendary warrior priest (Paul Bettany), a veteran of the last conflict, lives in an enclosed city ruled by the church. When a murderous pack of vampires kidnaps his niece (Lily Collins), the priest breaks his sacred vows and sets out to rescue her before the bloodsuckers put the bite on her. Joining him on his quest are his niece’s boyfriend (Cam Gigandet) and a former priestess (Maggie Q) with supernatural fighting skills.
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Trivia
- The girl Priest is looking for is called Lucy. This is a throwback to the Dracula of Bram Stoker, where there is also a character named Lucy, who is also an engaged redheaded girl in need of saving.
- Karl Urban gets to give a severe thrashing to Brad Dourif in this movie, after having been prevented from doing so by another character in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).
- Stephen Moyer did this film between seasons of playing a vampire in True Blood (2008).
- Gerard Butler and Steven Strait were originally cast.