Based on the latest trailer for Priest, Scott Stewart's ostensible adaptation of a Korean comic by Hyung Min-woo, it seems like Stewart put a heaping of genre elements into a blender and turned it on without capping the thing, spewing forth a nasty spray of mulched post apocalyptic deserts, vampires, wire-fu, a Blade Runner-style overcrowded metropolis, 3D, speed change action, slow-mo, and warrior monks. The film has an impressive cast, though, with Paul Bettany, Christopher Plummer, Maggie Q, and Karl Urban. There's another trailer online now, ready to remind you of other, probably better movies. Give it a looksie:
Paul Bettany also starred in Stewart's first feature, last year's Legion, where he played a badass renegade angel, but here, he plays a badass renegade priest. Also, Bettany's rocking an American accent in Priest. If you were wondering about the guy who yells, "Get her down below," then yes, he is Stephen Moyer from HBO's 'True Blood'.
Can Priest rise above its proliferation of derivative elements to deliver a satisfying action movie? And can you count the number of obvious influences in this trailer alone?
