Casting news for the exciting sounding adaptation of Seth Graham-Smith graphic novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter continues apace.
We know that Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker, 8 Mile) is likely to be involved as Abe’s best friend, along with Benjamin Walker as Abe himself and perhaps Dominic Cooper (An Education, Mamma Mia!) as Abe’s mentor, Henry Sturges.
Added to all of that merciless rumour-mongering we now have news that Robin McLeavy has been cast as Mary Todd, Abe’s love interest (and in due course his wife). Apparently director Timur Bekmambetov wants up and coming actors rather than established stars, so this casting news certainly continues that trend. The script also apparently called for a 20-year old petite brunette, so McLeavy ticks those boxes as well.
As you can see from the pictures below, McLeavy is hardly a spitting image of a young Mary Todd, but then this is a film about Abraham Lincoln hunting vampires, not a prestige biopic, so let’s not be too hard on the casting director !
