According to "Variety" one of the most popular members of GAME OF THRONES cast, young
Kit Harrington has replaced
Sam Claflin in the lead role in
THE SEVENTH SON, a movie adaptation of
Joseph Delaney's fantasy novels which follow Thomas, seventh son of a seventh son, who is apprenticed to the local Spook, whose job is to fight evil spirits and witches, so he expects a life of danger. However, the boy doesn't realize just how soon he'll face a powerful enemy alone, as an evil witch escapes her confinement while the Spook is away. Thomas is forced to use his wits, and the help of his enigmatic new friend, Alice, to fight the evil witch. As you know
Jeff Bridges will play the old Spook, and
Julianne Moore will be the evil witch, while
Jennifer Lawrence is supposed to play Alice.
Ben Barnes also appears in the cast of the film which will be directed by famous Russian director
Sergey Bodrov.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
Those damn vampires just won't let go, yet another among million upcoming vampire projects has been announced today: with big producing names such
as
Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Roberto Orci and
Alex Kurtzman, another of
Anne Rice's novels
THE TALE OF THE BODY THIEF will be brought to the big screens. As "MovieWeb" reports the story again follows famous vampire Lestat who has grown depressed after centuries as a vampire, so he decides to transfer souls with a psychic for one day. The psychic, though, is invigorated by the switch and will not give Lestat his body back. Lestat must round up some friends with his new human form in order to get his vampire body back. As you know
Tom Cruise played Lestat in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE and
Stuart Townsend played him in QUEEN OF THE DAMNED.
And since we are apparently having a vampire and spooks day at HOLLYWOOD SPY, we should also announce
THE KITCHEN SINK film, which has a crazy title, but wait till you hear the plot: this
Sony Pictures project will follow three teenagers, a vampire, a zombie, and a human, who team up to save their small town from invading aliens. I'm surprised they didn't throw in cowboys in the battle too. Or was that done already?
And to finish in the same horror tone, check out some new pictures from
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER which will see young
Benjamin Walker playing the infamous American president who has a naughty secret: when he finishes his presidential duties in the evening, he goes on exterminating bloodthirsty vampires lead by
the prince of the undead played by
Rufus Sewell. Hitting cinemas this June, the film also stars
Dominic Cooper and
Anthony Mackie.
as Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, another of Anne Rice's novels THE TALE OF THE BODY THIEF will be brought to the big screens. As "MovieWeb" reports the story again follows famous vampire Lestat who has grown depressed after centuries as a vampire, so he decides to transfer souls with a psychic for one day. The psychic, though, is invigorated by the switch and will not give Lestat his body back. Lestat must round up some friends with his new human form in order to get his vampire body back. As you know Tom Cruise played Lestat in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE and Stuart Townsend played him in QUEEN OF THE DAMNED. 
