Neil Jordan is returning to the horror genre for the vampire film Byzantium. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Saoirse Ronan (Hanna) and Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) will star in this film that "details the story of a mother vampire who turns her own daughter into a vampire and the pair form a lethal partnership, sometimes posing as sisters".
The script is based on an original idea from Moira Buffini, who previously used the material for a youth theater play. Byzantium is expected to start shooting this October. Neil Jordan previously tackled vampire movies in 1994, when he directed Interview with the Vampire.
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