The last time Tim Burton and **Wanted **director Timur Bekmambetov got together to produce something, we got Shane Acker’s dystopian animation 9. We have higher hopes for their next collaboration, as the pair are working on an adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s book Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
You might remember Smith as the man behind Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, which Natalie Portman has already snapped up to produce and star in, and which David O Russell is planning to direct.
Abraham Lincoln kicks off with the legendary US president watching his mother die at the hands – well, teeth – of the fanged fiends and swearing revenge. Smith’s tale weaves in historical facts about Lincoln’s ascension to the White House and his actions regarding the Civil War.
No studio has picked up the rights to the film yet, but with Burton and Bekmambetov producing (even though neither of them is looking to direct the film), we’re sure someone will grab it soon.