Vampire Movie ‘Good Bad & Undead’ Will Star Peter Dinklage And Jason Momoa
Peter DinklageandJason Momoa, two actors who appeared onGame of Thrones(though they never shared a scene) are teaming up for the vampire flickGood Bad & Undead. Momoa will play a vampire who has made a pact to stop killing people while Dinklage will play Van Helsing, the legendary vampire hunter from Bram Stoker’sDracula.
Deadline has the scoop onGood Bad & Undead, which sounds like a movie I want to see immediately. In the movie, Dinklage is “Van Helsing, last in a long line of vampire hunters. He develops an uneasy partnership with a vampire (Momoa) who has taken a vow never to kill again. Together they run a scam from town to town, where Van Helsing pretends to vanquish the vampire for money. But when a massive bounty is put on the vampire’s head, everything in this dangerous world full of monsters and magic is now after them.” The report adds that the film is aiming to be likeMidnight Runset in the world of Bram Stoker.
This sounds delightful, but I have to add something: this plot – monster and monster hunter team up to scam rubes – is almost identical toDragonheart, the 1996 film where Dennis Quaid plays a dragon hunter who strikes a deal with a dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to go from village to village conning hapless villagers. And of course,Game of Throneshad dragons in it, too. Coincidence?! Yes, probably.
Max Barbakow, director of the Sundance hitPalm Springs, is set to directGood Bad & Undead, based on a story byMark Swift&Damian Shannon, who wroteFreddy vs. Jason, theFriday the 13thremake, theBaywatchmovie, and the untitled new Sam Raimi horror movie. Dinklage and Momoa will both produce. The project is set up at Legendary.
I’m always up for more vampire movies, and this premise – and cast – sounds exactly like my cup of tea (Or should I sayblood?! No, I won’t). At the very least, I’m sure this Van Helsing movie will be better than theVan Helsingmovie starring Hugh Jackman. Then again, most things are.
