Jimmi Simpson will be playing Abraham Lincoln's right hand man in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. He'll be joining Ben Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie and Mary Elisabeth Winstead in the adaptation of the Seth Grahame-Smith novel. Timur Bekmatebov is set to start shooting this film in 3D next month and Fox has scheduled it for release on June 22, 2012.
Jimmi Simpson is a solid actor, with plenty of roles in other films, but I can't look at him anymore without thinking of Liam McPoyle from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Once you've seen him in that, you won't think of him the same way again.
As for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, I'm interested in seeing the movie, but have zero expectations at this point. I'm not terribly excited yet, but my mind may change one way or the other when I see some footage. The reason is that while I found Wanted entertaining, I don't know feel I've seen enough work from Timur Bekmambetov to know what kind of film we're going to get.
After spending more than 10 years as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industry, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his interest in horror and sci-fi. Since then, it has grown into an online magazine with a staff of writers that provide daily news, reviews, interviews, and special features.
As the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Dead, Jonathan is responsible for bringing the latest horror news to millions of readers from around the world. He is also consulted with as an expert on zombies in entertainment and pop culture, providing analyses of the zombie sub-genre to newspapers, radio stations, and convention attendees.
Daily Dead's Official Podcast! Daily Dead's Official Podcast!
