Daybreakers is a vampire film written and directed by Peter and Michael Spierig. It stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, and Sam Neill. The cast show in Australia from July to Sep 2007.It is booked for released in Britain on January six, 2010 and in Northern America on January eight, 2010.
Hawke plays the vampire researcher Edward Dalton who looks into the process of saving humanity from extinction. The vampires are out to get people.Dafoe is Elvis, a cured vampire who duels with Dalton. Neill is Charles Bromley, the vampire who is in control of a powerful co..
Co-starring in Daybreakers are Claudia Karvan ( Audrey Bennet ), Isabel Lucas ( Alison Bromley ), and Vince Colosimo ( Christopher ).
The journey to make Daybreakers began in November 2004 when Lionsgate received the script to the film. Spierig brothers collaborated before in the 2003 film Undead. It took them two years to get the financing to make the film. The producers were the Film Finance firm Australia. The location was set to be in Queensland.
Casting started in May 2007 with Hawke getting the lead role. Later, Neill joined the cast. Filming began two months later on July 16, 2007. WETA, renowned for the creature aftermath of The Lord of the Rings, also created the visuals for Daybreakers. The movie’s budget was $21 million but it also received help from the state government. They finished filming in Sep 2007 – right in good time. There were some re-shoots but these were done quickly and further delays were evaded.
When asked to explain the film, Hawke asserted it was a story of man’s relationship with natural resources. Today, homo sapiens abuse what they get from the planet and that’s why there are desires for substitutes.Hawke has also released statements that the film was’low art’ and’unpretentious and silly.’ If you like vampire films then this is another movie that you shouldn’t miss.
