Loretta Devine, Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett and Lela Rochon in "Waiting to Exhale"
Photo: 20th Century Fox

Those of you who have been patiently waiting for a "Waiting to Exhale" sequel since falling in love with the original in 1995 might soon have a reason to "Exhale" again, despite the tragic death of co-star Whitney Houston.

According to New York magazine's Vulture blog, Fox wants to make something positive of the tragedy and is planning on moving forward with the project in honor of Houston.

"I don't think she would want it to [be shelved]," Fox 2000 Pictures president Elizabeth Gabler told . "It's almost in her honor that we think to soldier on."

Gabler, who worked on the original film, said the feel-good movie about four middle-class African-American women dealing with love and loss in the suburbs was a ground-breaker.

"This was the biggest barrier-buster for color lines," she said. "[Audiences] practically tore the theater down; we couldn't get them to leave. All these young women in their twenties and thirties wanted to stay and talk about what they'd just seen: Suburban women drinking Chablis who weren't living in the projects or stuck in gangs."

The studio picked up the rights to "Exhale" author Terry McMillan's sequel, "Getting to Happy," and has reportedly placed the film on a fast track of sorts, making plans to hire new writers to work on the script under the supervision of the original film's director, Forest Whitaker.

Although nobody has been approached about taking over Houston's role, Gabler mentioned the possibility of "Exhale" supporter Oprah Winfrey coming on-board either to produce or potentially be in the film.

"We literally have not talked about anybody for that part," Gabler said. "Forest, I know, is just ... grieving. He'd been the one who was speaking with her, updating [Houston] on its progress."

Although Houston's co-stars have not yet commented on their intentions to continue plans with the sequel, they did express their extreme sadness upon hearing the news of their friend and former co-star's death.

"I am so thankful to have been enveloped by the warmth of Whitney's great talents. They were undeniable and vast," Angela Bassett said in a statement. "Whatever her burdens, she has at last laid them down and picked up instead a crown. For truly, she was and will ever be for us — who were so captivated by her strengths — unparalleled."

"I am overwhelmed. I cannot wrap my mind around this. I missed the chance to see her at a party this past Thursday and when we spoke last she had just finished 'Sparkle' and she told me how excited she was to start production on 'Waiting to Exhale 2' with Angela, Lela [Rochon] and myself," Loretta Devine said. "My prayers go out to her family and I am so honored for the time I spent working with her on 'Waiting to Exhale,' 'The Preacher's Wife' and on 'Boston Public.' I love you, Whitney, and I will miss your easy laugh."

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Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna in "Battleship"
Photo: Universal Pictures

Besides facing the normal challenges of the summer box office, "Battleship" has a cast full of young actors, like Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and pop superstar Rihanna trying to prove their skills in a big-budget movie.

In the case of Rihanna, many skeptics turned their nose up at the idea of the singer making the crossover to acting, but her director on "Battleship," Peter Berg, told MTV News at New York's Toy Fair that she was a natural. "She was great," he said. "She has a very strong part."

Berg insisted that Rihanna's casting was not as unorthodox as many may have thought, citing a whole host of singers who act. He has even had personal experience helping performers make the transition.

"I've always believed in musicians as actors. I had great success with Tim McGraw in 'Friday Night Lights' and 'The Kingdom.' Musicians have been acting since Frank Sinatra won an Oscar for 'From Here to Eternity,' " Berg said. "Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, the late Whitney Houston, I thought, was tremendous in 'The Bodyguard.' As recently as Mariah Carey in 'Precious,' she was great."

The director thought it was only a matter of time before someone cast Rihanna in a film; he just wanted to be first. "I was surprised no one had ever thought to hire Rihanna," he said. "I was a huge fan of her videos. Obviously she's sexy, but she had this real intensity. I'm like, 'Someone's going to get her.' "

When Berg initially met with Rihanna to talk about "Battleship," it was her attitude that made a lasting impression on him.

"When I met with her, she came in a T-shirt and jeans, no makeup, very natural," he said. "She was like, 'Look, I want to be an actress. Don't kiss my ass. Don't lie to me. Push me. Treat me as you would any other actor. Help make me good.' She is really, really good in 'Battleship.' "

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Kristen Stewart in "Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Photo: Summit Entertainment

For all the "Twilight" fans familiar with "Breaking Dawn," via both Stephenie Meyer's source material as well as the movie "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1," you know that the much-discussed, heavily hyped birth scene is one of the more graphic and disturbing scenes in all of Meyer's mostly PG-rated world.

It's safe to say that curiosity was fully piqued when it came to seeing how director Bill Condon decided to adapt it in the film.

In a nutshell, the scene is pretty graphic and cringe-worthy. For those who have seen the "Making Of" documentary with the recently released DVD/Blu-Ray or happened to catch the sneak peek MTV News got ahead of time last week, you've been introduced to the Bella doll that the filmmaking team used in place of Kristen Stewart for a few scenes. This week's Twilight Tuesday brings you a few fun details about the making of the doll, to which I affectionately refer as "Robot Bella" (even though it/she is clearly not a robot).

According to John Rosengrant, the film's animatronics and special makeup effects supervisor, the idea behind the creation of the Bella replica doll was to make the birthing/near-death scene appear as real as possible and to show Bella in her very emaciated form that Meyer describes in the book.

"It's very hybrid, the approach," he told MTV News. "We tried to shape the whole Bella, what she looks like emaciated and all that, but it's also digitally augmented, and that was from the get-go, this was going to be a hybrid-type effect."

If you look closely at the features of the doll, especially when Robert Pattinson is shown acting out that very emotional scene with it, there is a creepy element involved.

"It was creepy when we created the look of her, in a good way," Rosengrant said. "I was actually shocked that that was the edict and I think that is maybe [credit] to Bill Condon as the director, wanting to make something like that real because the previous movies didn't strike me that they would embrace something like this."

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Taylor Kitsch on the "Friday Night Lights" TV series
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The last time we checked in on a potential movie based on the "Friday Night Lights" TV series, star Taylor Kitsch told MTV News that he knew just as much as we did. "I hear hearsay and all this kind of stuff," Kitsch said, adding that executive producer Peter Berg could always make it happen. "If Pete sets his mind to something, he'll usually get it done."

MTV News was lucky enough to catch up with Berg himself at a "Battleship" preview at Toy Fair in New York, and we asked for an update on the movie.

"Jason Katims, who was our super talented show-runner, is about done with the script," Berg said. "You never know. So much of these things become scheduling. Kyle [Chandler] is busy, Adrianne [Palicki] is busy, Taylor is busy, Connie Britton is busy, but if we can get everyone in the same room at the same time, we all want to do it. We're not done with 'Friday Night Lights.' "

Speaking to a potential plotline, Berg said they plan to involve some real-life elements pegged to former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach but that things will revolve around Coach and Tami Taylor from the TV series.

"[Katims] has come up with a really great storyline that parallels what happened to Mike Leach, one of my heroes, a coach at Texas Tech who was unjustly fired and unjustly accused of mistreating a player with a concussion, which was proven to not have been the case. He's now at Washington State getting ready for what I think will be a great redemption story," Berg explained. "It would be critical that we get Kyle and Connie [onboard for the film] — we anchored the show around them — and then bring in Riggins, Tyra, Lyla and all other characters as we could get them. But the idea is to really revolve it around the coach."

Kitsch seemed to have reservations about returning to his beloved character, but he's open to a cameo. "I loved the way I left Riggs," Kitsch said when asked if he'd like to continue on with the character. "You never know. Maybe a little cameo or something. We'll see if he even wants me in it."

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Tom Hiddleston in "War Horse"
Photo: DreamWorks

Much like other technical categories at the Oscars, the nominees for Best Original Score tend to be invited back to the party year after year, and 2012 is no different.

John Williams ("War Horse" and "The Adventures of Tintin"), Howard Shore ("Hugo") and Alberto Iglesias ("Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy") have all been nominated before — and in the case of John Williams, many, many times before. Ludovic Bource ("The Artist") is the only first-time nominee in this category, but his Academy Award virginity doesn't hurt his chances of bringing home a statuette come Oscar night, Sunday, February 25.

So who will it be? Let's take a look at who will likely win and who should win, in our humble opinions:

Who Will Win
Though Iglesias' stark score is a fitting accompaniment to the dark and dense "Tinker Taylor" story, the film was not well-received enough overall for a win in this category. And the two nods for John Williams, who is the most Oscar-nominated living person with 47, should cancel each other out (he's been in this situation several times before, but the last time Williams won with two films in the race was 1978 — "Star Wars," of course). That leaves "Hugo" and "The Artist," and this year, we think Bource will take home one of many Oscars for the black-and-white favorite.

Who Should Win
As much as we love the collected works of John Williams and Howard Shore, 2012 is the year that the newcomer outshines the veterans. The score for "The Artist" stands out in this category due to the fact that its role is doubly important — the film has almost no dialogue, so it's the music that must drive the story. And drive it does, matching the joy with which Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo romp through 1920s and 1930s Hollywood. Bource has already won the Golden Globe and the BAFTA; an Oscar will undoubtedly join them on his mantel.

The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Stick with us for everything you need to know leading up to the awards show, and on Sunday, February 25, we'll put you on the red carpet and bring you all the winners.

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Nicolas Cage
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Nicolas Cage is one of Hollywood's biggest actors and one who always seems to enter the conversation when comic books are involved. The Academy Award-winning actor has been attached to "Superman," starred in two "Ghost Rider" movies and — it was recently revealed — was in talks for the Scarecrow in "Batman" for director Joel Schumacher.

MTV News' Josh Horowitz caught up with Cage while he was promoting "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance," and the actor talked about the job he almost had as the villain.

Schumacher directed the third and fourth Batman films before Christopher Nolan rebooted with "Batman Begins." A proposed third Schumacher Batman movie, "Batman Triumphant," never happened, but the director did speak with Cage about a villain role before the shutdown. "[Schumacher] came to visit me on the set of 'Face/Off.' It was either 'Face/Off' or 'Con-Air,' " Cage said.

"I was in my camper. He said he was going to do another installment of 'Batman' and that he'd like me to play to Scarecrow, which would have been a lot of fun. I must admit, especially with Joel, because he and I share a similar sense of humor," Cage said, but the discussion never went further than that. "It was literally an hour lunch, and that's as far as it went."

Even though Nolan's films meant no "Batman" for Cage, the actor said he enjoys the movies a lot. "I think that [Nolan] is genuinely philosophical, and that the dialogue that emanated from Heath Ledger was brilliant," Cage said.

Like Nolan's take on the Caped Crusader, "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" handles superhero material in a darker tone. Cage said that those types of comic book films are products of their time, but lighter, happier superhero films are still possible. "There is room for all kinds. I think, unfortunately, we are living in dark times. Sometimes in the zeitgeist you need heroes that can reflect that, so Ghost Rider is perfect for that," he said. "What they are is no different than ancient Greek myths or Nordic mythology or Grimm's fairy tales. They give people kind of a young identity to embrace themselves to help them get through life."

Cage, widely known as a comic book collector, recently sold the entirety of his collection, and despite his passion for the medium, he has no interest in taking up a new one. "I'll walk into a boutique shop, like while I'm in New York, I'll go to Forbidden Planet, predominantly because I enjoy taking my kids there," he said. "I used to with my older son, and now with [my son] Kal-El, I'll take him. He's into all that now too. It's just really good stuff for the imagination. He's more Marvel, but he likes all of it."

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Benjamin Walker in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
Photo: Alan Markfield/ 20th Century Fox

When you think of our 16th president, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't vampires, but the new film "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" hopes to change that.

MTV News spoke with star Benjamin Walker and director Timur Bekmambetov at an event for the movie at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, the former leader's hometown.

After screening the first trailer, plus some additional scenes, and taking a few questions from the audience, Walker and Bekmambetov sat down with MTV News to talk Lincoln and portraying his secret history as a killer of the undead.

Walker made a name for himself on Broadway playing a different president in "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." His first major starring role, "Vampire Hunter" may seem like an odd choice, but Walker's first question about the part had nothing to do with the former president or vampires. "My initial reaction was, 'Who's directing it?' " Walker said. "Then as soon as somebody said Timur, I was relaxed about it. It's in good hands."

The flick also marks Walker's debut as an action hero, a far cry from his days onstage. To the actor, though, the transition wasn't too difficult, thanks to his director. "The way that Timur works, it's all the same thing," he explained. "The process is different, but they're the same muscles, the creation of another human being. It's the same thing, whether you're shooting it on a lens or you're doing it live in front of people.

"The way that Timur works, it's so visceral, it feels like you're doing it in front of a live audience," he continued. "The movie's going to be in 3-D. It's going to be like you're really there."

Of course, the premise raised some questions for the star, and Walker admitted there was definitely some intrigue. "I was curious, certainly. I didn't find it off-putting," he said. "You go to the movies today, and you're watching reboots and sequels and comics and toys. Frankly, it was really refreshing to see something so new and so far out there. I just was curious."

Bekmambetov is no stranger to horror or over-the-top action. The Russian supernatural thrillers "Night Watch" and "Day Watch" established the director as someone worth paying attention to, and "Wanted" marked his crossover to the American mainstream.

With "Vampire Hunter," the challenge of striking just the right chord attracted the director. "I was involved in a journey to deal with a real historical figure, with an icon, with a monument, and to try to balance tonally the genre and the real, almost sacred, figure," Bekmambetov explained. "It was difficult."

The film might have been a challenge to make, but according to Walker, the bizarre premise is one that shouldn't be too difficult for audiences to swallow. "He's someone we already recognize as an American hero. Now, we get to see him as an action hero. What's better than that?" he said.

Having completely rewritten the story of Lincoln is sure to leave a lasting impression on both Walker and Bekmambetov, who joked that he will no longer look at a $5 bill the same way: "Now, it's a symbol of the vampire hunting."

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Taylor Swift
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MTV News kicked off the week in a big way Monday with the exclusive premiere of the video for Taylor Swift's "Hunger Games" soundtrack song "Safe & Sound," which was followed by a lengthy chat with the country superstar about everything from her love for Suzanne Collins' best-selling book to her adorable cat Meredith.

Swift also took Twitter questions from fans, one of which came from @SafeandSound4Taylor, who asked the Grammy winner what she would do if she were in the real-life Hunger Games.

"I've thought about this, because reading the books, you're so sucked into it that as you go about your life, you sit there, and you're like, 'Could I climb that tree?' 'Could I make a weapon out of this?' 'If I had to forage for food, what would I do?' Honestly, I think I would just be the person who runs and hides," she admitted. "I kind of freeze. You know how you have fight, flight or freeze, those three reactions to something scary? I just freeze."

Swift said she would try to run and hide somewhere, and if she had to kill anyone, she hoped it would be in an indirect way, similar to a few of the deaths Katniss inflicts almost accidentally in the books.

When asked how writing a song for the movie came about, Swift said she received a call directly from the studio and subsequently devoured the books. "I immediately read the book in, like, two days and fell in love with it," she said. "I fell in love with the characters, fell in love with the world that Suzanne Collins had created. I was just so immersed in it."

She also revealed that when she was first asked to pen a song for the soundtrack, she thought she'd be writing something encouraging and upbeat. "When I got the call, I thought from what I'd heard about the movie, 'It's an action movie, right? We're probably going to be writing a song that's like, "We're going to win!" ' And then I read the book, and I thought, 'No, we're going to have to write sort of a death lullaby, it's so different from what I thought.' "

Swift seemed just as excited about seeing the finished film as we are and expressed curiosity in seeing scenes from the actual Games, which we haven't yet been shown via sneak peeks or trailers.

"They have never shown footage of the Games," Swift said. "I'm dying to see that. Everyone wants to see pivotal parts. The relationship with Rue and Katniss and also Peeta and Katniss and their relationship developing, and none of the Games have been shown yet, so I'm so excited for the movie. I'm a fangirl!"

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Christian Bale in "The Dark Knight Rises"
Photo: Jared Wickerham/ Getty Images

Christopher Nolan wants you to know something about "The Dark Knight Rises." The Legend Ends. All the posters declare it, and the trailer features Bane carrying the broken cowl. But even though it seems like the director is trying to end the series, Warner Bros. has already spoken about intentions to reboot Batman shortly after Nolan finishes.

But where do you go after Nolan? The man redefined comic book movies, so a follow-up would need to be just as innovative. With so much source material to pull from, it would be wise of Warner Bros. to look there for their next direction.

We did them the favor of combining some well-known Batman storylines and worthy directors just to save them the trouble. Here are our concepts for Batman reboots:

"Bruce Wayne: The Lost Years," Directed by John Hillcoat
What was Bruce up to all of those years away from Gotham? "Batman Begins" touched on the subject briefly, but surely Wayne saw more action than stealing a few boxes from Wayne Enterprises. The director of "The Proposition" and "The Road," John Hillcoat has the style gritty enough to handle the globe-trotting adventures of Wayne as he gets to know the criminal world. Plus, this is a storyline only barely touched on by Nolan but connected enough to attract an audience — the only drawback being he couldn't wear the suit.

"Batman Beyond," Directed by Rian Johnson
If Warner Bros. wants to make a direct sequel to Nolan's trilogy, the sequel to the original animated series may be their best bet. A fan favorite for years, "Batman Beyond" follows a new, younger Batman who learns under the tutorship of an aged Bruce Wayne. Rian Johnson may not be a name you recognize now, but after September's "Looper," he certainly will be. The thriller takes place in the near future and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the same man who is rumored to be taking over for Christian Bale.

"Gotham by Gaslight," Directed by Guy Ritchie
Say what you will about the quality of Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" movies, they have a look and style of their very own. Bruce Wayne's one-shot trip back in time to 19th-century Gotham would fit perfectly into the style Ritchie established with his first two Holmes movies and would give the director a chance to find his edge again. If any superhero deserves a gratuitous amount of slow motion, it's Batman.

"The Dark Knight Returns," Directed by Darren Aronofsky
The director of "Black Swan" turned down an opportunity to direct "Batman Begins" before Nolan took over, but Aronofsky has been itching to direct a superhero movie ever since then, taking an unsuccessful stab at "The Wolverine." One of the darkest Batman runs, "The Dark Knight Returns" would make perfect fodder for Aronofsky and give a solid break from the previous trilogy. But with DC making an animated original movie, we'll wait and see what comes of that version before ordering a live-action remake.

Grant Morrison's "Batman and Robin," Directed by Matthew Vaughn
This one may be a stretch because of its connection to "The Dark Knight Rises," but in some ways it would be a total departure. In Morrison's series, the world believes Bruce Wayne has died, so Dick Grayson, the original Robin, takes up the cowl and takes over for his former master. The kicker here is that Damian Wayne, the son of Bruce and Talia al Ghul, is Robin, and he doesn't shy away from lethal force.

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Jennifer Lawrence in the Girl on Fire costume in "Hunger Games"
Photo: Lionsgate

Thanks to a recent sit-down with charismatic director Gary Ross, we've gotten a great glimpse into what we can expect from the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopian bestseller when it hits theaters on March 23.

When we asked Ross about his interaction with Collins, we were delighted to learn that he and the author had formed a close bond and ended up working on the script together and that Ross was completely impressed by the author's talents as a screenwriter.

"She wrote the last draft of the script with me," Ross said. "We collaborated. We were in a room together! We locked ourselves up in a room and literally wrote the last draft of the script together. It was a blast. I hadn't worked with anybody else as a team since Anne Spielberg on 'Big,' so just being in a room with someone was a phenomenal experience. Just having the electricity of two writers was great."

Ross went on to assure us and the millions of other "Hunger Games" fans that the movie version is as faithful as it could be, given the different parameters of the two mediums.

"It's very, very faithful in the literal sense, but it's even more faithful in the tonal sense. My job is to give you that same visceral feeling you felt when you read the book," Ross explained, adding that he wants audiences to experience the film from Katniss' perspective. "[I want you] to feel that same kind of urgency, feel that same uncertainty she feels, to feel uncertain about Peeta's motivations — that's essential."

Finally, we asked Ross if we should prepare for any major deviations in the movie from the book, and he said there is nothing to prepare for in that sense.

"Oh no. No, no, no. It's a faithful adaptation. There are obviously differences, because I'm adapting a book to the screen, but no," he said. "It's not like Peeta leaves the story or anything like that."

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Optimus Prime in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
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Since late last year, rumors began firing off about a potential "Transformers" sequel or sequels, and they ran the gamut. Paramount might film two sequels back to back. Michael Bay might return for both. Jason Statham may be the new star. Rumors came and went, but perhaps the biggest question lingered: Will Bay return to direct?

The master of the big-budget explosion, Bay's highly stylized eye for action lent the trilogy its signature look and breakneck pace. With potential sequels looming, no word had been given on whether Bay would return for any follow-ups.

But at Toy Fair 2012, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirmed to MTV News that Bay would, indeed, return for a fourth "Transformers" film. "Michael's going to direct, and it'll be in the summer of 2014. We'll be releasing then," di Bonaventura said.

Di Bonaventura said that the director is eager to get back to the franchise he started. "He's a cool customer. He's excited," he said. "I think the challenge there is that we are really going to do a reboot and what that's going to be, we don't even know yet." Bay will reportedly film the next "Transformers" after making "Pain and Gain," which has Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg circling major roles.

As for the Jason Statham rumors, di Bonaventura said that it is way too early in the process to decide something like casting. "No, it's so silly. We have to get a story first," he said. "You can't pick characters if you don't have a story."

With the series heading in the direction of a reboot, many new questions form about which characters and storylines will return. Di Bonaventura insisted that the fourth film will not be a hard reboot, but an "evolution."

"Again, it's a hybrid because it's a funny thing. I'm not involved with 'Spider-Man,' but what I perceive 'Spider-Man' to be is just a redoing of the whole thing. It's not. It's an evolution. There's still continuity that's going on, yet there will be a lot of new cast," he said. "Whether there's anybody from the first cast, we don't even know yet. The trust is it's going to be a whole new story. The characters that would certainly come along are Optimus and Bumblebee, I'm sure."

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Benjamin Walker in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
Photo: Tim Burton Productions

You might think you know the story of Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president, but a new movie coming out this summer intends to tell you a slightly different story.

"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" reveals the untold story of honest Abe's nighttime hobby: vampire slaying. The first trailer for the film, starring Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln, has arrived online. For your first look at the action hero behind the historical hero, here are the five key scenes from the :

Vampires
What's a presidential vampire hunter without undead foes to slay? The trailer gives us a look at the creature we're sure to see more of in the final film. These are the monsters that are responsible for the death of young Abraham's family and the creatures he must kill with extreme prejudice. The vampires Abe will battle appear agile and deadly, and would make a worthy foe for any historical figure looking to rid the world of the blood-sucking undead.

Ax fu
When MTV News spoke with Benjamin Walker for Ones to Watch 2012, he talked briefly about the signature brand of martial arts he used in the film. It's an entirely new style made for the film that incorporates Lincoln's favorite weapon for dispatching vampire: his trusty ax. In the trailer, Walker twirls his ax similar to a bow staff and teases the kind of carnage we will see when the film finally comes out.

Honest Abe
If you haven't already checked out MTV News' visit to the New Orleans set of "Vampire Hunter," click here now — Walker is unrecognizable. In the movie, the actor plays our 16th president throughout the entire span of his life, so the Abe of the $5 bill only appears toward the end of the film and just for a second in the trailer.

Train
If you think this will be a one-note gimmick movie, you haven't seen the clips from the epic set-piece featured in the trailer. At some point during the film, Lincoln fights the undead on top of a train riding on a burning bridge. Make no mistake: This is a serious action movie from the director of "Wanted," and the action reflects that. Abe fights, ax in hand, in super slow-mo. So not only will this film have Abraham Lincoln and vampires, but also killer action scenes.

Tree
The moment that earned the biggest reaction when the preview screened for journalists, and will likely be the most-discussed scene, comes at the very end of the trailer. During his training to become a vampire hunter, Lincoln learns to focus his energy into the strength he needs to defeat the undead. Having finally learned how, Abe takes one giant swing of his ax at the trunk of a tree, and it explodes. Literally.

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