Post by HorrorBob on Oct 5, 2009 20:48:39 GMT -5
Attention all bearded ladies, barely-there contortionists, and reptilian-like teenagers! Come one, come all…come join the Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant!
On October 23, 2009, the Cirque du Freak saga begins…but for all you eager recruits, there’s a special opportunity just for you!
Please check out all the fantastic new goodies that are now available for Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant! Including NEW website features, photos, clips and an awesome sweepstakes opportunity!
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Sweepstakes
Enter now at www.thevampiresassistant.net/sweeps for a chance to win a sneak preview screening for you and your school (or 200 of your closest friends), including a special appearance by one of the stars of the film! Visit the sweeps website to enter to win and see what other great prizes we’re giving away.
NEW Website Features
The film’s official website is now live. Be sure to not miss out on all the great new features that are now available!
* Get Freaked Up: Upload your picture from Facebook or your desktop and turn yourself into a freak fit for the Cirque du Freak! Visit the gallery to see what freaked up images others have already created.
* Vampaneze Attack: Test your skills and see how you would fare during a Vampaneze attack. You’ll earn points every time you defeat one of the evil Vampaneze
* Meet The Freaks: Learn all about the film's enchanting yet freakish characters!
Synopsis:
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.
16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson), got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That’s the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.
Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what’s left of his humanity.
Release date: October 23, 2009
Genre: Fantasy adventure
Cast: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Orlando Jones, with Willem Dafoe and Salma Hayek
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Screenplay by: Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland
Based on the “Cirque du Freak” Series of Books by: Darren Shan
Produced by: Lauren Shuler Donner, Paul Weitz, Ewan Leslie
Executive Producers: Courtney Pledger, Sarah Radyclyffe, Andrew Miano, Dan Kolsrud, Kerry Kohansky
Website: www.thevampiresassistant.net
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