Australian horror veterans Peter and Michael Spierig ("Undead") wrote and will helm the high-concept project, which begins shooting in July in Australia, with Weta Workshop creating the creature effects. Hawke will play a researcher in the year 2017, when a plague has transformed most of the world's population into vampires. Lionsgate will release the film in the U.S. and the U.K. and is handling international sales at the upcoming Festival de Cannes.

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