Samuel Goldwyn Films has released new production still from Chris Nahon’s BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE, which now has a U.S. theatrical release date of July 10th. The fantasy actioner, featuring the action choreography of Corey Yuen, has been getting mixed reviews so far with the biggest criticisms being unconvincing special effects work and not enough substance to back up the stylized action. On the plus side, some early viewers seem to like Gianna Jun’s performance as Saya and the fight scenes.
On the surface, Saya (Jun) is a stunning 16-year old girl, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400 year-old “halfling.”
Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner, obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts. When she is sent to an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization for whom she works, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen (Koyuki), the evil patriarch of all vampires. Using her superhuman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base’s general that Saya learns her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability to make a human connection…
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) • Corey Yuen • upcoming
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