THR Writes:
Neil Jordan’s upcoming vampire thriller Byzantium, starring Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton and Sam Reilly has glamored an undisclosed sum of development funding from the Irish Film Board, Ireland’s national development agency.
Jordan’s film, produced by Alan Moloney and Stephen Woolley is expected to shoot in locations around Ireland including Dublin and Wicklow, the IFB said in backing is part of its latest round of funding announced Monday (Nov.28).
- ComingSoon.net
Neil Jordan's underrated 2012 horror film Byzantium is one of the greatest vampire films ever made, with stunning performances and a rich, feminist subtext.
With a certain big budget franchise finally over and Hollywood fads seeming to move on to zombies, vampires are apparently being left undisturbed in their resting places for lovers of the original folklore to unearth. And that is what Neil Jordan and Moira Buffini thankfully set out to do with this weekend’s limited release, Byzantium, a mosaic of blood and emotion brought to life by haunting turns from Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton.
The Irish filmmaker chats with Den of Geek about his new vampire film, Byzantium, as well as the cancellation of The Borgias. He also reveals who from Interview with the Vampire he wanted to see drawing blood again.
Hope it's good....I'm ready for a good real Vampire movie...not the Twilight type vampire movie.