Bekmambetov has found an actor for the role of Lincoln

The company 20th Century Fox has chosen an actor for the lead role in the new film by Timur Bekmambetov's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The role of a young U.S. president will perform stage actor Ben Walker. At the moment, Walker no role in the movie, and the only film where he auditioned and did not hit was "X-Men: First Class." In this case, among the contenders for the role of Lincoln's been pretty well-known actors such as Adrien Brody. The plot patterns the same name novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. The book tells the "true" causes of the American Civil War - in particular, to take part in fomenting the conflict vampires from the southern plantations. The film serves Timur Bekmambetov, who, along with Tim Burton, also produces the picture. Estimated budget picture is 69 million dollars. To release the film will be June 22, 2012. In addition to the "Abraham Lincoln" Timur Bekmambetov is currently working on the film "Apollo 18". This mockumentary film tells about the canceled flight to the moon, which actually took place. Director of tapes is a Spaniard Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego. "Apollo 18" will be released in March 2011.