A new poster and behind-the-scenes video have gone online for Timur Bekmambetov's adaptation of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.  The film re-imagines the 16th president (played by Benjamin Walker) as a slayer of vamps after one of them killed his mother when he was a boy.  In the movie, Anthony Mackie plays Lincoln's lifelong pal, William.  Mackie jokingly tells MTV his character's relationship with Walker's is like 48 Hours with Walker as the Nick Nolte character.  If he had been serious, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter would have shot to the top of my must-see list instead of languishing near the bottom of my "I'll See It because It's My Job to Do So"-list.  Bekmambetov also said, "I like it when my characters are likable."  He then offered no explanation regarding any of the characters in Wanted.

After seeing the set video, I'm at least curious to see how Walker will play Lincoln, because right now he just looks like a guy who wants to sell some used cars over Presidents Day weekend.  Hit the jump to check out the set video along with a new poster.  Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter opens in 3D on June 22nd.  [Update: We've added 3 new images after the jump.

Video via MTV.

Poster via IMP Awards.

Images via EW (via I Watch Stuff) and Movie-Infos (via STYD).

Here’s the official synopsis for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter:

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter explores the secret life of our greatest President, and the untold story that shaped our nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted) bring a fresh and visceral voice to the blood-thirsty lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history’s greatest hunter of the undead.