Synopsis: Priest is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. Paul Bettany is Priest, a legendary warrior priest during the last Vampire War, who now lives in obscurity among the other human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities controlled by the Church. But when his 18-year-old niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires in the desolate wastelands outside, Priest breaks his sacred vows and ventures out to find her and seek vengeance upon those responsible, especially their brutal leader (Karl Urban). Priest is joined on his crusade by his niece’s boyfriend, Hicks (Cam Gigandet), a local outpost sheriff, and Priestess (Maggie Q), a member of his former legion of vampire-killers who has otherworldly fighting skills.
Priest is released in the UK 13th May next year so a while to wait I’m afraid.
Legion was, by all accounts, a stone-cold turkey. I’m afraid I didn’t see it – too convinced by the critics that it would upset me. This makes me a little nervous about Priest. BUT. This looks completely awesome. Feral, genuinely horrific vampires (not some sort of Anne Rice, misunderstood romantic), bad ass weapons and full-blooded action sequences. Hope it’s Blade 2 rather than Blade: Trinity…