Yet Another Vampire Pic: Abigail Breslin & Julianne Moore To Star In ‘Innocence’
Variety is reporting that the world will be graced with another vampire film titled “
Innocence,” based on the book of the same name by
Jane Mendelsohn. Right now
Abigail Breslin and
Julianne Moore are attached to star in the story about a grieving teenage girl who discovers that her private school is home to a nest of vampires. Though roles haven’t been confirmed, Breslin will most likely be playing main character Beckett, with Moore playing the school nurse that embeds herself in Beckett’s life by marrying her father. The film will be directed by
Hilary Brougher, a widely unknown female director who last directed “
Stephanie Daley” with
Tilda Swinton and
Amber Tamblyn.
The film is being shopped at the
Berlinale European Film Market as we speak, with London-based
Bankside Films hoping to strike a deal. “Innocence” is the first picture to come from the recently signed first-look deal Bankside has with
Christine Vachon and
Pamela Koffler‘s
Killer Films (the team behind
HBO‘s upcoming “
Mildred Pierce”). Bankside is also looking to sell rights to “
Trishna,”
Michael Winterbottom‘s
update of
Thomas Hardy’s “
Tess of the d’Urbervilles” starring
Freida Pinto and
Riz Ahmed.
Moore is coming off of a great, if overlooked, performance in this summer’s indie hit “
The Kids are All Right.” She’s only got “
Crazy, Stupid, Love” coming out this year, so if snatched up, “Innocence” could look to land in 2012. Breslin has a couple of voice parts coming out—“
Rango” this year and “
The Wild Bunch” next—with a small role in the bloated “
New Year’s Eve” by
Garry Marshall. The talent could be interesting, especially with an unknown director, but aren’t we done with vampires yet? Sound off in the comments about the latest in the vampire Hollywood glut.