Sigourney Weaver to play vampire queen
Story by Jack Foley
SIGOURNEY Weaver is to play a vampire queen in new romantic horror-comedy Vamps.
Set in the modern day, the film will follow two beautiful young vampires (played by Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter) as their pursuit of New York’s good nightlife becomes complicated by love, forcing each one to make a choice that could place their immortality under threat.
Weaver has signed on to play Ciccerus, the bloodthirsty vampire responsible for first turning the two ladies into bloodsuckers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is being written and directed by Amy Heckerling, whose previous credits include Clueless and Look Who’s Talking. Filming is due to begin towards the end of April.
Weaver was most recently part of James Cameron’s record-breaking Avatar cast.
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