Scott Charles Stewart has signed to direct Priest, a horror Western that Michael De Luca and Stars Road Entertainment’s Josh Donen are producing for Screen Gems. Mitchell Peck will also produce.
An adaptation of a TokyoPop comic book, the story is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampire and follows a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
Cory Goodman (The Brood) wrote the screenplay.
The project almost came together a couple of years ago with Gerard Butler and Steven Strait under the direction of Andrew Douglas but fell apart.
Priest sees Stewart back under Screen Gems’ wings, as he is making his directorial debut with the company’s biblical apocalyptic thriller Legion. Stewart also wrote the film.
